Women and power

vocabulary
Woman (singular) => Women (plural (
Power (n) = strength
Powerful (adj (
Empower (v (
Empowerment (n (
I. Match the words with their definitions, then complete the sentences below :
WORD DEFINITION
1 Housewife

the fact or custom of being married to more than one

person at the same time
2 Housework

the physical and/or social condition of being male or

female
3 Household

to bear something unpleasant or annoying, or to continue

existing despite disadvantageous conditions
!emale

giving someone official authority or the freedom to do

something
" #ale

the state of treating a person or particular group of people

differently, especially in a worse way from the way in
which you treat other people, because of their skin colour,
religion, sex
$ %mpower

a group of people, often a family, who live together

& 'elf(confident

actions or words which are intended to hurt people

) *olerant

a fixed idea that people have about what someone or

something is like, especially an idea that is wrong
+ !eminism

,a person who is- involved in or connected with improving

people.s lives and reducing suffering
1
/
!eminist

belonging or relating to women, or the sex that can give

birth to young or produce eggs
1
1
0olygamy

the belief that women should be allowed the same rights,

power and opportunities as men and be treated in the same
way, or the set of activities intended to achieve this state
1
2
1nferior

not good, or not as good as someone or something else

1
3
2ender

a person who believes in feminism, often being involved

in activities that are intended to achieve change
1

3iscrimination

a woman whose work is inside the home, doing the

cleaning, cooking, etc4, and who usually does not have any
other 5ob
1
"
'tereotype

describes men or boys, or the sex that fertili6es eggs, and

does not produce babies or eggs itself7
1
$
Humanitarian

behaving calmly because you have no doubts about your

ability or knowledge7
1
&
8iolence

the work of keeping a house clean and tidy

14 *he debate over working women versus 9999999999999 is one that has been going on
for generations4
24 *he report documents the staggering amount of domestic 9999999999 against women4
34 *he :nited ;ations is sending 99999999999999 aid ,< food and supplies to help
people- to the areas worst affected by the conflict4
4 3oes this test show the 99999999999 of the baby=
"4 999999999999999 on the basis of race, gender, age or disability is not allowed4
$4 *o sustain development, we should 999999999999 women especially in rural areas4
&4 999999999999 is restricted with the arrival of the new family code4
)4 *he word .99999999999. is well(defined in our society4 1t means being committed to
securing rights and opportunities for women e>ual to those of men
+4 #ale brains are 1/? larger than 99999999999 brains4
1/4 @omen have had far reaching rightsA however, they are still regarded as
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114 Blthough some working women spend much time at work, they are able to
perfectly manage their 9999999999994
124 %ven if women are 999999999999 as emotional, unreliable and take too much time off,
they can do better than many men4
II. Make suitable collocations with the followings:
family / gender / working / women / high / negative / decision / family /
women / gender /rural / e>ual
3 9999999999999999 women
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" 9999999999999999 opportunities
$ 9999999999999999 stereotyping
III. Complete the sentences with a collocation in exercise above :
14 :ntil 1+)$ most companies would not even allow women to take the
examinations, but such blatant 99999999999999999 is now disappearing4
24 'he manages to successfully combine 99999999999999 with a career4
34 *he best way to empower women and improve their status is by ensuring
their full, e>ual and effective participation in 999999999999999 at all levels of
political, economic and social life4
4 *raditionally, the idea of a 9999999999999999 was not accepted by many
peopleA they saw it as a radical change in family life4
"4 'ome activists believe more #oroccan women will have achieved
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$4 #any Brab countries suffer from 999999999999999994
&4 *he arrival of the new 99999999999999999 has changed women.s look on their
role as wives and mothers4
)4 1t has become evident that excluding women from political, educational
and economic opportunities has been in the past, and the present, a hindrance
to 9999999999999994
+4 *o establish a certain 99999999999999999, societies should adopt strategies for
women empowerment4
1/4 @omen certainly play important roles in societyA however, they are still
denied many of their rights especially the 999999999999999994
114 Cne ma5or problem which hinders women from reaping the fruits of
9999999999999999999 is gender differences in access to education4
124 @omen have demonstrated considerable leadership in community, as well
as in public office4 However, they still suffer from 99999999999999994