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1、Unit15PartBText1WomeninBusinessMostwomeninFrancework.Theiraveragesalaryisabout75%thatoftheirmaleco-workers,eventhoughlawspassedin1972require'professionalequality'betweenthesexes.Thegoodnewsisthatwomenareincreasinglymovingintomiddlemanagement.Ahandfularetopexecutives.Thehighertheirpos
2、ition,theharderitistobalancefamilyandcareer.A38-year-oldwomanwhograduatedfromtheprestigiousNationalSchoolofAdministrationremembersthatwhenshetookaseniorpostinaministry,hermalecolleaguesassuredher,'Youareoneofus,oneoftheguys.'Butwhenshebecameamother,theystucktoage-oldtraditionsthatshe
3、couldn'tfollow-longlunchesandlate-nightmeetings.'ItwastoomuchpressureandIfeltlikeIwasbeingsabotaged,'shesays.Forthosewhowanttobalancefamilywithajob,asopposedtoahigh-pressure,high-visibilitycareer,Franceisahaven.Womenmarrylater,onaverage,thaninAmerica--atage25.Andtheystayintheworkforc
4、e.Part-timejobsareeasytofind.Maternitybenefitsaregenerous,withoversixmonthsofpaidleave.Womenwho'veraisedthreeormorechildrenareentitledtoastate-fundedpension.Thequalityofpubliclyfundededucationforchildrenishigh.Andabortionisnotonlylegal,butit'spaidforbythestate.Frenchbusinesswomendres
5、selegantly,argueintelligentlyandplayhardballatthenegotiatingtable.Theyshowtheirwit,intellect,abilitytomakepunsandunderstandingofpolitics,historyandliterature.UnlikemostAmericanfemaleexecutiveswhodressconservativelyinadark,notparticularlyflatteringsuit,withnojewelryandlittlemakeup,Fre
6、nchwomenseenoneedtoabandonfemininityandeleganceinthebusinessworld.Theyprefersoftcolors,stylishclothes,silkscarves,manicurednails,lightmakeup,andsimplebutelegantjewelry.Questions:1.WhatdoyouknowaboutFrenchbusinesswomen?2.WhatdoesthespeakerintendtosaythroughthepassageaboutFrenchbusines
7、swomen?3.WhatisimpliedinthepassageaboutFrenchbusinesswomen?Text2AreWomentheWeakerSex?Womenandmenarenotcreatedequal.MotherNaturefavorsherownsexwhenitcomestolongevity,withwomenlivingaboutsevenyears--or10%--longerthanmen.Still,menactuallygetaheadstartinthebattleofthesexes,sincemalebabie
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