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1、星期4ThursdayBusinessisthesalfoflife.事业是人生的第一需要。学习内容题材词数建议时间错误统计做题备忘TextA女性职场4306分钟/5TextB经济管理3925分钟/5TextC自然奥秘4506.5分钟/5TextD社会问题5467.5分钟/5今日练习TextADespitealltheprogresstowardwomen’sequality,womenwhoworkfulltimearestillearningonly75centsonaveragetoeverydollarearnedbyme
2、n.Drivinghomethatpoint,theNationalCommitteeonPayEquityhaschosenApril16thisyear,toremindAmericansthatallwomenwouldneedtoworkatleastanextratwodaysinaworkweektoearnalmostasmuchasallmendoinonenormalworkweek.Whydoessuchawagegapstillpersist?Economistsdifferintheirexplanatio
3、ns.Andyetthisincomedisparityisseenasakeyindicatorofhowwomenaretreated—inboththeworkplaceandathome.Fortunately,thewomen’smovementandcivilrightsenforcementhaveendedmostgenderdiscriminationinsettingwages.Nowadvocatesarefocusedonensuringthatworkingwomenhavefemaleadvisersa
4、ndrolemodels,whiletheytrytoremovesubtlediscriminationinpromotions—the“glassceiling”(指职业女性在职务提升时遇到的无形阻力)thataccountsforsofewwomenbeingintopmanagement.Manyeconomists,however,saymanywomenhavelower-payingjobsbecauseofchoicesmadeintheirhomelife,suchastakingtimeouttoraisech
5、ildren.Orwomentakepart-time,low-wagejobsfortheflexibility.Whentheydoreentertheworkforcefulltime,they’reoftenbehindtheirworkingpeersinpayandpromotions.Butasmorewomenfeelempoweredtomakecareerchoices,theirpayrises.Anotherexplanationisthatwomendon’treallymakethechoicetodr
6、opoffthecareerladderortostayatalowerjobrung.Theymay,forexample,accepttheexpectationsofotherstotaketraditionaljobsforwomen,suchasnursing,whichhavelowmarketwages.Theymustoftentakejobsthatdon’taccountfortheunpredictabilityoffamilies.Workingmomsmayfindtheirincomecan’tpayf
7、ordaycare,ordaycaredoesn’tsuittheirchild.Iftheyaremarried,theymayrealizetheirhusbandsarenotinclinedtochildrearing(orhousechores),sotheyeitherquitworkorgoparttime.Soastheirlifechoicesseemtobecomealifeburden,women’sincomeslipsbehindmen’s.Nomatterwhattheexplanation,muchp
8、rogresshasbeenmadeinreducingthepaygap.Whilegovernmentstillhasamajorrole,employerscandomore.Manyhavefoundamarketadvantageinsu
