Women make up only 4% of the CEOS in the world Flashcards

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a working mother

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une mère de famille qui travaille

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a work life balance

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équilibre pro et perso

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concilier

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to REconcile sth and

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horaires à la carte

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flexitime (invariables)

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faire des enfants

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to bear children

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fonder une famille

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to start a family

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un congé maternité

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a maternity leave

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allocations maternité

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maternity leave benefits

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indemnisations salaries pendant le congé maternité

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statutory maternity pay

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une crèche

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a nursery

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financer la garde des enfants

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to pay for child care

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une garderie

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a day-care centre

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travail à temps partiel

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part time work

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grimper les échelons

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to climb the ladder

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avoir un poste haut placé

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to hold a top job

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un post prestigieux

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a high-flying job

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un écart de salaire

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se retrouver dans

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to be driven into

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fossé entre sexes

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the gender gap

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combler ce fossé

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to bridge the gap

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inégalités de salaires

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salary disparities

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dominé par les hommes

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male-dominated

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une croyance bien ancrée

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a deep-seated belief

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plafond de verre

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the glass ceiling

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la culture d'entreprise
O corporate culture
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un obstacle
a hurdle
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se battre pour
to strive for
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to be stuck on the "mummy track"
le piège de la mère de famille
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harcèlement sexuel
sexual harassment
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être discriminé
to be discriminated AGAINST
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la parité
male-female parity
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montrer sa valeur
to prove one's worth
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un parti pris culturel
a cultural bias
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une idée reçue
a misconception
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INDRA K NOOYI : born in India, MBA from YALE, chairman and CEO of Pepsico (52 fortune out of 500)
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MARISSA MAYER : CEO of Yahoo! graduated from Stanford (engineer), the youngest CEO of a fortune 500 company, ranked 14 on the list of America's most powerful businesswomen of 2012
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ANNE LAUVERGNON : ENS in physics, until 2010 she was the CEO of Areva and was ranked the 9th most powerful woman in the world AREVA is a french public multinational industrial conglomerate which is mostly known for its focus on nuclear energy
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