1、FOREIGH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY,Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, “She doesnt have what it takes.” They will say, “Women dont have what it takes.” Clare Boothe Luce,Being a full-time mother is one o
2、f the highest salaried jobs in my field, since the payment is pure love. Mildred B. Vermont,2,7,UNIT,Section A,2,Women at the Management Level,Objectives,A,Women at the Management Level,SECTION,1. What is career woman?,pursue a career to make a living work for a salaried living seek for personal adv
3、ancement remain independent by seeking a career as a working woman would rather work than being a housewife without occupation,2. Should women stay home or work outside? Why?,Stay home: To take good care of children and parents To manage the household affairs,2. Should women stay home or work outsid
4、e? Why?,Work outside: To acquire more knowledge in different aspects To broaden the horizon and enrich the mind To develop the creative thinking ability To make more new friends To participate in more social practice,confident / contented,Look and Talk,Pre-reading Activities,Look at the set of pictu
5、res regarding the topic of women and workplace. Use an adjective to describe each picture and discuss the questions.,Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the career woman?,Please discuss the following questions:,Pre-reading Activities,Look and Talk,Q. What are the advantages and disadvan
6、tages for the career woman?,Disadvantages: face gender discrimination get lower pay than man face a double standard of the behavior of men and women cant strike a balance between work and family life without making many sacrifices face the stereotyped “bimbo” title for women easy to get wrapped up i
7、n seeing another woman as a threat,Look and Talk,Pre-reading Activities,Q. What are the advantages and disadvantages for the career woman?,Advantages: have different values from mens have confidence be perseverant have intuitive ability in bringing in all points of view / stronger with networking, s
8、ponsoring and supporting each other,Look and Talk,Pre-reading Activities,Researchers have done some _ into what young people believe is a womans place in society. Here is a report on some of their findings.,investigation,Listen to a short passage concerning womans place in society and fill in the mi
9、ssing information.,The Chinese are _ supporters of sex _ with only 12% of young people believing that a womans place is in the home. 93% are _ about sharing the housework and 85% of them believe that women should be paid the same for doing the same job.,consistent,Listen to a short passage concernin
10、g womans place in society and fill in the missing information.,equality,enthusiastic,80% think that _ is a womans job and 90% of them believe that _ is only mens job. 13% of Chinese, an extremely low percentage, believe cooking is _ a womans job and 7% , even fewer, think that only she should do the
11、 washing.,nursing,Listen to a short passage concerning womens place in society and fill in the missing information.,mining,solely,80% of _ believe men and women should get the same pay for the same job. 39% believe a womans place is in the home. 75% of them believe that housework should be shared be
12、tween men and women if both work, but theres almost a complete _when it comes to doing the washing and cooking.,Koreans,Listen to a short passage concerning womans place in society and fill in the missing information.,reversal,Here, very few believe in sharing the work. 62% and 65% _ believe that wo
13、men should do both. 85% of Koreans believe nursing is a womans job and 87% think mining is a mans job.,respectively,Listen to a short passage concerning womans place in society and fill in the missing information.,Questions Previewing,Q1: What do you think about womens role in todays workplace?,Q2:
14、Do you agree that the cooperation of men and women can bring benefits at the workplace?,Tips,Tips,Cultural Background,Women in the workplace,Q1: What do you think about womens role in todays workplace?,be a strong force in the workplace; filling the ranks in many professions and many top companies;
15、Gone are the days of men working outside and women staying at home; Many of todays global business leaders and powerful entrepreneurs are women.,Cultural Background,Women in the workplace,Q2: Do you agree that the cooperation of men and women can bring benefits at the workplace?,The data supports th
16、e benefits of gender diversity at the workplace. The survey shows: companies with the highest percentages of women in their executive ranks achieved 35% higher returns on equity and 34% better total return to shareholders than comparable companies with fewer females.,Cultural Background,Women in the
17、 workplace,A,SECTION,The text is a _ on_ in the workplace.,feature report,female bosses,1. Why did Monica change her idea 20 years later when she was asked the same question whether she would work for a male or a female attorney? (Para.1),2. Why are female bosses today still finding they face subtle
18、 resistance? (Para.2),Part I serves the introduction of the reading. The first paragraph starts with _. 20 years later, she changed her _for working for a male boss to a female boss. The second paragraph_ concerning working styles: Do men and women manage differently?,Part I (Paras. 1- _),2,Monicas
19、story,preference,raises the question,3. Based on the text, what kind of working style does Monica have? (Para.3),How female bosses manage?,Part II (Para.3) presents the _ of a female boss:_ and always _. As a result, employees are _ because they have _ instead of being_ ; their energies are put to u
20、se. On the other hand, consensus takes longer.,Part II (Para.3),unique working style,delegate power,look for a consensus,happy and flourish,input into decisions,passive bystanders,4. What does research say regarding the different working styles between men and women? (Para.4),5. What happens when bo
21、th men and women are working for a female boss? (Para.5),Part III explores the _ in working styles between male and female bosses. Men are _. goal-oriented and feel _while women manage skillfully and _. When women work for women, women usually feel more _ their female boss, but it takes _ for men to
22、 feel comfortable around their female boss.,Part III (Paras. 4-_),differences,hierarchical,entitled,diplomatically,at ease with,long time,5,6. Whats implied from the example of womens tears and mens feeling toward their tears? (Para.6),7. Who is Deborah? (Para.7),8. According to Deborah, why is her
23、authority sometimes undermined by perceptions about her gender? (Para.8),Part IV analyzes reasons why male and female bosses manage differently. It uses the example of a female vice-president, who _ at a meeting because she felt angry, but men dont _. The difference stems from the whole _ of traditi
24、onal roles for men and women.,Part IV (Paras. 6-_),burst into tears,understand,social context,8,9. Whats the obstacle for female bosses? (Para.9),Part V discusses the obstacles a female boss also faces: Female employees expect their female boss will _ them more quickly; on the other hand, they hope
25、their female boss can _ her own work without bothering them.,Part V (Para.9),promote,take care of,10. What can you infer from what Nina says about the best management styles? (Para.10),Part VI concludes the feature report. The author is rather _ about the future, hoping the day will _. when people r
26、ecognize the best management styles are _ of both male and female.,Part VI (Para.10),optimistic,come soon,composed,Introduction,Examples,Structure of the Text,Main Idea & Structure,Conclusion,Monicas story: 20 years later, she changed her preference from working for a male boss to a female boss. (Pa
27、ra. 1),Raise the question: Do men and women manage differently? (Para. 2),Introduction: Female bosses in the workplace,Structure of the Text,Main Idea & Structure,Structure of the Text,Main Idea & Structure,Examples to illustrate each sub-points,What are the obstacles for female bosses? (Para. 9),Ho
28、w female bosses manage? (Para. 3),How male and female bosses are different in working styles? (Paras. 4-5),Why male and female bosses manage differently? (Paras. 6-8),Conclusion,The day when the best management styles are composed of both male and female will come soon. (Para. 10),Women at the manag
29、ement levelWhen Monica applied for a job as an _ , she preferred to work for a male _ , as female bosses are much more _, more sensitive and _their employees.,administrative assistant,attorney,accessible,To be continued,intimate with,The female bosses working style is more _, more _, more team-orien
30、ted, and they tent to _ and always look for a _ . As a result, employees are happy and _ because they have _instead of being _; their energies are put to use.,flexible,understanding,delegate power,consensus,flourish,To be continued,input into decisions,passive bystanders,According to _ studies, men
31、are _ , goal-oriented and _ while women manage _ and skillfully. The difference _ the whole social context of traditional roles for men and women. Men are more _ than women, thus demanding more power than women.,authoritative,plausible,typically hierarchical,feel entitled,diplomatically,stems from,T
32、o be continued,Though a few decades ago there were fewer female bosses in leading positions, women could now be _ to work together with men to create the best management style.,perceived,愿意做某事；乐于做某事,(despite of parents disapproval ),Despite of his parents disapproval, he repeated that he would also
33、be disposed to stay.,be disposed to do sth.,短语逆译,短语应用,尽管父母反对，他反复强调他也乐意留下来。,意群提示,在两个方面,(take it for granted that ),I took it for granted that he was a kind and honest person, but I was wrong on both counts.,on both counts,短语逆译,短语应用,我原以为他是个善良、诚实的人，但这两点我都想错了。,意群提示,（与某人在一起）感到放松，不拘束,(learning process /be
34、 facilitated),The learning process will be facilitated if you feel at ease with your teacher.,feel at ease with sb,短语逆译,短语应用,与教师相处融洽有助于学习过程。,意群提示,为对某事或某想法取得一致意见作出妥协,(reach a settlement / as usual),Our company has made a concession to them in order to reach a settlement and to continue with business
35、as usual.,make a concession /concessions to,短语逆译,短语应用,为了达成和解并继续往常的业务，我们公司已对他们作出妥协。,意群提示,归结为,(whether or not/ go on a vacation/ can afford),The decision whether or not we can go on a vacation to Europe comes down to money in the end; that is, how much money we can afford.,come down to,短语逆译,短语应用,我们能不能
36、去欧洲度假的决定最终都归结到钱，即我们能有多少钱。,意群提示,因某事而生气（烦恼）,(no privacy /social networks / be spied on),As there is no privacy in social networks, we take exception to being spied on.,take exception to sth.,短语逆译,短语应用,由于在社交网络上没有隐私可言，我们对自己受到监视很生气。,意群提示,突然迸发（尤指开始唱歌、哭、笑等）,(across playground ),Across the playground came a
37、 good news and all the people burst into excitement.,burst into,短语逆译,短语应用,操场的对面，传来一个好消息，所有的人都激动起来。,意群提示,1971年，莫妮卡申请一个行政助理的工作时，她被问到：想与男律师共事还是与女律师共事。,原句译文,逆译练习,When Monica applied for a job as an administrative assistant in 1971, she was asked whether she would rather work for a male or a female attor
38、ney. (Para.1. L.1),句型提炼,sb. would rather do sth.,句型提炼,应用提示,表达优先选择的一种方式，“表示宁愿；宁可；还是为好”，后接动词原形,句型应用,(be alone / as you please),典型例句,如果你宁愿独自呆着，那我们如你所愿都离开这儿。,意群提示,If you would rather be alone, well all leave here as you please.,相反，女人则是灵活变通的，愿意分享权力。,原句译文,逆译练习,Women, by contrast, manage diplomatically, an
39、d share power. (Para.4. L.2),句型提炼,sb. do sth., by contrast, sb. do sth. else.,句型提炼,应用提示,“表示与相比之下” ，用于对比，以显示出两人或事物的差异。,句型应用,( failed the exam),典型例句,她考试差点不及格，相比之下，她的妹妹考得很好。,意群提示,She had almost failed the exam, but her sister, by contrast, had done very well.,有人宣称：有着类似背景、经验和抱负的男性和女性，基本上以同样的方式来进行管理。,原句译
40、文,逆译练习,Some proclaim that men and women of similar backgrounds, experience and aspirations basically manage in the same way. (Para.4. L.4),句型提炼,Some proclaim / announce / reveal / state / propose / indicate/ declare ,句型提炼,应用提示,“表示某人宣称(持有样的观点)”，用来提出某人的立场、观点、想法等,句型应用,(the accused / innocent / not guil
41、ty),典型例句,在法庭上，被告宣称自己是无辜的。,意群提示,At the court, the accused proclaimed that he was innocent / not guilty.,另一方面，几十年前她们工作的地方几乎不可能有女上司，这一点毫无争议。,原句译文,逆译练习,On the other hand, there is no dispute that a few decades ago they would rarely have had a female boss in the workplace. (Para.10. L.1),句型提炼,There is no
42、 dispute that,句型提炼,应用提示,表示“对某事没有争议”。,句型应用,(primary source / senior people),典型例句,这是不争的事实：家人和亲属是居家老人的主要支持来源。,意群提示,There is no dispute that family and relatives are the primary source of support for senior people at home.,To your best knowledge, what are the differences between men and women when it co
43、mes to their respective working styles?,Whose working style do you prefer? Mens or womens? Why?,How would you perceive the womens role at the management level in the future?,Tips,Tips,Tips,Men: strong, tough, stubborn, direct, hierarchical, distant, cold, impatient, rough, focus on result, goal-orie
44、nted. Men also have a strong urge to control and feel entitled.Women: more flexible style, understanding, patient, detailed, warm, careful, considerate, indecisive, diplomatic, team-oriented.,To your best knowledge, what are the differences between men and women when it comes to their respective wor
45、king styles?,2. Whose working style do you prefer? Mens or womens? Why?,Mens: more direct and decisive Womens: more accessible and reasonable, more understanding. Woman tends to delegate more power and is always looking for a consensus. Employees are happy and flourish because they have an input int
46、o decisions and they are not mere bystanders; their energies are harnessed.,They will definitely play an indispensable role; They will possibly outweigh men in leadership; They will probably become tougher than before; They will still face challenges and gender barriers. Female bosss authority will
47、still be undermined sometimes by perceptions about her gender.,3. How would you perceive the womens role at the management level in the future?,How do you understand womens social status in the past and at present?,Aristotle, the great philosopher in Greece, once raised that the purpose for a man to
48、 marry a woman was to produce offspring, and have the wife serve his parents and manage household affairs.In feudal China, girls had to learn to follow the “rules for women” from an early age. The Classic of Rites （礼记）describes that “ Boys reside in the outer part of the courtyard while girls the inner part to mind the house.”,
