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Exercise 1
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Study the sentences below and choose the correct answers. 1. My company claims that when they calculate how much they want to pay someone, they have to factor in through at how much time off the person will take because of their children.

2. In Asia, very few women manage to climb attain achieve managerial positions.

3. I looked at his paycheck and it realised explained dawned on me that she was paid less than me.

4. Some employers have no problem asking a woman during a job interview if she’s planning to give bear make children.

5. I wanted to say something more, but she cut me off away out.

6. Some people postulate fixed wages, but if we go down along with that road, it will be difficult to reward good employees.

7. We should encourage girls to enter professions in STEM, which traditionally have been masculine male man dominated.

8. Do you have any ideas as to how we could counteract struggle with reject biases that result in the gender wage gap?
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Exercise 2
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Drag the phrases below to the correct contexts. (There is one extra phrase which you do not need.) 1. We calculated the gender wage gap from 1. average, 2. implement measures, 3. work benefits, 4. doesn’t concern, 5. raw data, 6. hasn’t been closed, 7. minimum wage, 8. pay equity by taking all the salaries of women and men and finding the 1. average, 2. implement measures, 3. work benefits, 4. doesn’t concern, 5. raw data, 6. hasn’t been closed, 7. minimum wage, 8. pay equity full-time salary for both sexes, which were then compared.
2. Many women feel that lack of 1. average, 2. implement measures, 3. work benefits, 4. doesn’t concern, 5. raw data, 6. hasn’t been closed, 7. minimum wage, 8. pay equity is simply an indication of the existence of chauvinism among the men who hold managerial positions.
3s. There are many reasons why the gender wage gap 1. average, 2. implement measures, 3. work benefits, 4. doesn’t concern, 5. raw data, 6. hasn’t been closed, 7. minimum wage, 8. pay equity yet and I wish governments would 1. average, 2. implement measures, 3. work benefits, 4. doesn’t concern, 5. raw data, 6. hasn’t been closed, 7. minimum wage, 8. pay equity which would speed this process up.
4. If you’re paid 1. average, 2. implement measures, 3. work benefits, 4. doesn’t concern, 5. raw data, 6. hasn’t been closed, 7. minimum wage, 8. pay equity then it doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman and the problem of wage disparity 1. average, 2. implement measures, 3. work benefits, 4. doesn’t concern, 5. raw data, 6. hasn’t been closed, 7. minimum wage, 8. pay equity you.
5. We need to empower women so that they’re not afraid to ask for higher salaries, have ambitions for the highest positions, or try to enter traditionally masculine professions.
6. Oftentimes the disparity lies not in the salary itself but in various 1. average, 2. implement measures, 3. work benefits, 4. doesn’t concern, 5. raw data, 6. hasn’t been closed, 7. minimum wage, 8. pay equity much more generously awarded to men.
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Exercise 3
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Complete the sentences with the correct words.
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Exercise 4
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Type the correct forms of the words from the box. There are two words which don’t fit any gap. WILL | DISTRIBUTE | ADJUST | POWER | TRANSPARENT | SIGNIFICANT | NOTICE PARITY
I would like to study wage     1. Tu uzupełnij     in my country to see how bad the gender wage gap is. I wonder in which fields it is the most     2. Tu uzupełnij     and in which it’s rather     3. Tu uzupełnij    . However, I do realise that it might be difficult, as wage     4. Tu uzupełnij     is not a popular thing. Many companies might not be     5. Tu uzupełnij     to make the salaries they pay known to the public. I believe such studies would make it clear how unfair the gender wage gap is and would help to strengthen the movements that work towards female     6. Tu uzupełnij     so that we can fight for our rights.
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Exercise 5

Match the texts with the sentences.

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Exercise 5
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Listen to four recordings and match them with the sentences below. Możliwe odpowiedzi: 1. This speaker expresses their criticism of a motherhood penalty., 2. This speaker explains how the wage gap influenced someone’s career choice., 3. This speaker is an employer who is careful about pay disparity., 4. This speaker talks about the need for legal changes.
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Exercise 6
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Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. Pay attention to the correct spelling and grammatical forms of the fragments you type in. 1. There is a moment in your career when you must decide if you want to focus on your career or your family. POINT At     Tu uzupełnij    , you must decide if you want to focus on your career or your family.
2. You can’t really see much difference between these two reports. NOTICEABLE The difference between     Tu uzupełnij    .
3. Reading this article makes me feel like the bias against women in STEM continues unchanged. GOING Reading this article makes me feel like the bias against women in STEM     Tu uzupełnij    .
4. The fact that there are few women on the board of this company is only a small part of the problem. ICEBERG The fact that there are few women on the board of this company     Tu uzupełnij    .
5. The difference between wages of men and women in Romania was only 3.3% in 2019. DISPARITY     Tu uzupełnij     in Romania was only 3.3% in 2019.
6. Be patient – this is going to take time. ROME Be patient –     Tu uzupełnij    .
7. It was then that I suddenly understood that I wanted to study economics. DAWNED It was then that     Tu uzupełnij     that I wanted to study economics.
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Exercise 7

Imagine your school is organising gender wage gap awareness day. Which of these posters do you think would best advertise it? Give reasons why you choose one and why you reject the other.

POSTER A

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POSTER B

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Exercise 8

More and more young women are choosing traditionally male dominated professions. Write an essay presenting your opinion (200–250 words) on such a choice, taking into consideration career prospects and financial gains. 

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