Номер 28, страница 68 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс рабочая тетрадь Вербицкая, Уайт

Unit 8. The world of work - номер 28, страница 68.

Условие.

28 Read the second part of the text and find two reasons why occupational segregation is no good for society.

Traditional jobs for men and women

In the 1970s and 80s many women started working at what used to be men’s jobs. In 1971 only 1 percent of all engineers in the USA were women. By 1981 the figure increased fourfold, to 4 percent. Now researchers think that the progress that once allowed the gender crossover in jobs may have stopped. They call this ‘occupational segregation’ and they are not happy about it. Why so?

Why does society need to have a more equal workforce? Firstly, women earn 25% less than men do in general. The main reason for that is there are certain types of jobs that most women find themselves in. If a man works in a female oriented job, he ends up earning 12.5% less than his male counterparts, whereas a woman who works in a male dominated field earns 25.9% more than her female peers. It's all about the job type that changes the average. Secondly, sometimes there is a shortage in certain professions and it would be easier to reach a balance if we could choose from both men and women.

Решение.

Решение 2.

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Прочитайте вторую часть текста и найдите две причины, почему профессиональная сегрегация вредна для общества.

Ответ:

The first reason is that occupational segregation leads to income inequality. The text mentions that women earn 25% less than men, largely because they are concentrated in certain types of jobs. (Первая причина заключается в том, что профессиональная сегрегация приводит к неравенству доходов. В тексте упоминается, что женщины зарабатывают на 25% меньше мужчин, в основном потому, что они сконцентрированы на определенных видах работ.)

The second reason is that it makes it harder to address shortages in certain professions, as it would be easier to find a balance if the pool of candidates included both men and women. (Вторая причина заключается в том, что это затрудняет решение проблемы нехватки кадров в определенных профессиях, поскольку было бы легче достичь баланса, если бы круг кандидатов включал как мужчин, так и женщин.)