A Change in Womens Life

Womens History Month targets to review ______.

A．the change of women"s life style. in the history

B．women"s struggle for independence in the history

C．female celebrities"contributions to the world

D．the private stories and legacies of female celebrities

then be asked a question about them. After you hear the question, give yourself 30 seconds to prepare your response. Then record yourself speaking for 60 seconds. Professor Fox Accepts New Position We are happy to announce that Professor Fox will be filling the vacant Dean of Students position. Strong organizational skills are important for this position. Professor Fox has demonstrated such skills in her role as Head of the Philosophy Department, where she has coordinated department affairs for five years. Additionally, the Dean of Students must be someone who is able to work well with students, since responsibilities include counseling and advising students who are dealing with personal problems. As our head womens soccer coach, Professor Fox has proven to be a supportive role model for team members, always offering assistance when they ask for personal guidance. Listen to Track 79.

The woman expresses her opinion about the change described in the article. Briefly summarize the change. Then state her opinion about the change and explain the reasons she gives for holding that opinion.

he next few months women will cross the 50% threshold and become the majority of the American workforce. Women already【C1】______the majority of university graduates in the OECD countries and the majority of【C2】______workers in several rich countries, including the United States. Women 【C3】______many of the worlds great companies, from Pepsi Co. in America to Areva in France. Womens【C4】______empowerment is arguably the biggest social change of our times. Just a generation ago, women were【C5】______confined to repetitive, humble jobs. They were routinely 【C6】______to casual sexism and were expected to【C7】______their careers when they married and had children. Today they are running some of the organizations that once treated them 【C8】______ second-class citizens. Millions of women have been given more control over their own lives.【C9】______ millions of brains have been put to more productive use. Societies that try to【C10】______this trend—most notably the Arab countries, but also Japan and some southern European countries—will pay a heavy price in the form. of wasted talent and frustrated citizens. This revolution has been【C11】______with only a modicum of friction. Men have,【C12】______, welcomed womens invasion of the workplace, 【C13】______even the most positive changes can be incomplete or unsatisfactory. This particular advance comes with two stings. The first is that women are still【C14】______at the top of companies. Only 2% of the bosses of Americas largest companies and 5% of their【C15】______ in Britain are women. They are also paid significantly less than men【C16】______ average. The second is that juggling work and child-rearing is difficult. Middle-class couples routinely【C17】______that they have too little time for their children. But the biggest losers are poor children—【C18】______ in places like America and Britain that have 【C19】______high levels of female【C20】______ in the labour force with a reluctance to spend public money on child care.

【C1】

A．make from

B．make of

C．make up

D．make off

reversal caused by long-term changes in womens roles and massive job losses for men during this recession.

Women held 49.83% of the nations 132 million jobs in June and theyre gaining the vast majority of jobs in the few sectors of the economy that are growing, according to the most recent numbers available from the Bureau of Labour Statistics.

Thats a record high for a measure thats been growing steadily for decades and accelerating during the recession. At the current pace, women will become a majority of workers in October or November.

"It was a long historical slog(沉重缓慢的前进)to get to this point," says labour economist Heidi Hartmann, president of the Institute for Womens Policy Research.

The change reflects the growing importance of women as wage earners, but it doesnt show full equality, Hartmann says. On average, women work fewer hours than men, hold more part-time jobs and earn 77% of what men make, she says. Men also still dominate higher-paying executive ranks.

Women have been a growing share of the once heavily male labour force for nearly a century, recording big bumps during epochal(划时代的)events such as the Depression and World War II. This time, the boost came from a severe recession that has been brutal(无情的)on male-dominated professions such as construction and manufacturing.

The only parts of the economy still growing — health care, education and government — have traditionally hired mostly women. That dominance has increased in part because federal stimulus funding directed money to education, health care and state and local governments.

The gender transformation is especially remarkable in local governments 14.6 million-person workforce. Cities, schools, water authorities and other local legal power have cut 86,000 men from payrolls during the recession — while adding 167,000 women, according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics.

"Unemployment among men isnt going to last forever," says University of Chicago economist Casey Mulligan. "People will move from construction and manufacturing to industries that are creating new jobs." Mulligan expects the portion of jobs held by women to peak slightly above 50% this year, then drop below half when the economy recovers and more men find work.

What does the author say about the workforce during this recession？

A．Men make up the most profitable sectors.

B．Women gain jobs while men lose jobs.

C．Women take the most jobs in the economy.

D．Women outnumber men in few sectors.

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A.Lack of ability

B.Culture

C.Effort

D.Course pattern

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overlooked more often than it has been______.

A．acknowledged

B．emphasized

C．memorized

D．associated

rofessional Womens Network.

A．make off

B．make for

C．make out

D．make up

1960s, was to______ sex discrimination in the workforce, and to open up careers for women that were previously reserved for men.

A．abolish

B．eliminate

C．diminish

D．extinguish