Sexual harassment glass ceiling bullying. Racial discrimination harassed sex discrimination

Racial discrimination harassed sex discrimination

Discriminated racism

OFFICE MANAGER

ACCUSED OF……….

A court heard today how an

office worker was almost

driven to suicide by a bullying

office manager. James Blen-

kinsop, 27, told how boss

Nigel Kemp victimized him

by shouting at him, criticizing

his work in front of others,

tearing up his work and telling

him to do it again……

NATIONAL RESTAU-

RANT CHAIN FACES

CLAIMS

Four waitresses claim they

were repeatedly…. by male

bosses in a branch of a well-

known national restaurant

chain. All four waitresses said

they were subjected to sexist

remarks at the restaurant…

SHOP MANAGERS

IN ……….………. CASE

A clothing shop’s half-Burme-

se manageress, 24-yеar-old

Marion Brown, claims her

boss continually made ….…

remarks, and sacked her from

her Ј 110-a-week job when

she objected. She claims that

the company that owns the

shop has racially …… against

her ……

JAPANESE WOMEN

BREAK THROUGH

……….……….

Naomi Tanaka, 23, last

year started working on the

Tokyo Stock Exchange as a

trader. She complained about

……..…….. and said she did

not want to be a `counter lady`

answering phones and serving

tea at a Japanese bank. In-

stead she got a job as a trader

at Paribas, a French firm...

13. Differentiate between:

a) to hire – to employ – to take on;

b) to fire – to dismiss – to sack – to kick out – to terminate.

c) to lay off – to make redundant – to offer early retirement.

14.* Read the following interview and put it into indirect speech making

the necessary changes. Make use of the factual material when discussing the

topics and doing writing exercises.

How women can get ahead in a 'man’s world'

Interview with a Consultant on Career for Women

Skill still counts when it comes to climbing the business ladder, but

`the ambitious woman has to stick her neck out`, and be more shrewd

and determined than her male counterparts.

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Q. Is it getting easier for women to move ahead in business careers?

A. In some respects, yes—though a woman still has to work harder

and smarter than most of her male contemporaries. And if she wants

to really make it, she has to be more alert, shrewd and determined than

they are.

Q. Are more and better jobs opening up for women?

A. Yes, There’s no question that the opportunities are more plentiful

than ever before. That’s true in sales, accounting, finance, technical and

professional fields, as well as in the less traditional, blue-collar occupa-

tions.

Q. Is inflation one reason more women are working—the need for

wives to help bringing in money to keep the household going?

A. That’s certainly a factor, though the number of working wives has

been rising steadily for a long time. With today’s high costs, it’s cer-

tainly true that many families need two incomes to maintain a satisfac-

tory standard of living. But there are other reasons why more women are

working. The divorce rate is going up, and many ex-wives need jobs to

support themselves and their children. Women are marrying later, hav-

ing babies later. They can work a few years before they decide to start

having a family.

Q, Is that necessarily bad in the business world—being passive and

polite?

A. It’s not the way to get on the fast track for job advancement The

ambitious woman has to stick her neck out. If she’s given a chance to

take a job never before held by a woman, she grabs it. If she has too little

responsibility in her present job, she asks for more. If she finds she is be-

ing consistently shot down or harassed by someone in her department,

she takes steps to change the situation.

Q. Can a woman get ahead in her job without becoming so aggressive

that she antagonizes people?

A. Absolutely. She doesn’t have to lose her feminine qualities.

Q. What suggestions do you have for the woman embarking on a busi-

ness career?

A. It’s important that she learn to create the right impression, just

as aspiring men do. But she has fewer role models from whom to learn

about these things:

1. Her appearance—how attractive she looks, her posture and bear-

ing, whether her wardrobe is appropriate and her hair style and makeup

are becoming.

2. Her voice—how pleasant it sounds, the degree to which reflects

interest and enthusiasm, how well she can communicate what she means

to say.

3. Her personality—how well she projects the type of person she is, in

her behavior and expression of attitudes and feelings toward others.

A woman who wants to get ahead in business has to look smart if she

doesn’t look like a manager, she’s never going to become a manager. She

also has to learn the language of business, by reading business magazines.

She should get some knowledge of the management function so she can

communicate with her boss and with others in the managerial ranks.

Q. What fields do you see as offering special promise for women?

A. The whole computer field is an exciting one, because it is still a

relatively nontraditional area for women. Sales jobs can be marvelous

for women. I was surprised to learn recently that many women are doing

well selling industrial equipment. Accounting and other financial ser-

vices arc a promising area, since they require skills that are easily trans-

ferable from one industry to another,

Q. What about the young woman high school or college graduate who

doesn’t really want a career or even a job— she just wants to marry and

raise a family. Is that bad?

A. I’d say it’s bad in the sense that she needs to develop skills that

will enable her to go out and earn a living if she has to. Her husband may

leave her, divorce her, die of a heart attack, or become handicapped so

that he can’t work. She no longer can take it for granted that she’s going

to be cared for all her life.

15. A. Complete the table, then mark the stress.

B. Complete the following sentences using one of the words from the

table.

1. It was a great … to win the company’s prize for excellence. 2. This

is a really difficult job at times. I’d like a bit of … from my boss occasion-

ally. 3. I hate having meetings with Alan. He’s always aggressive and….

4. I don’t like working on my own, I need other people to … with. 5. It’s

impossible … to events, but you can influence them.

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16. In each set of words, cross out the word that does not have a similar

meaning to the first. Compare your answers with another student. Discuss

why the words are similar.

1. aggressive angry energetic forceful

2. coax compel persuade urge

3. conventional agreeable customary widely

accepted

4. deplete decrease empty leave

5. discard dismiss retain throw out

6. dominate control house master

7. exploit destroy promote utilize

8. incessantly constantly illegally without end

9. liability disadvantage obligation promise

10. minimize cancel discount reduce

11. offensive attacking courageous insulting

12. patron client rival user

13. revamp patch up reveal revise

14. shuffle change confuse intermix

15. skepticism assistance doubt questioning

16. speculative risky settled uncertain

17. stimulate arouse criticize encourage

18. visionary dreamer guardian prophet

17. * Render the following sentences into English.

1. Формирование среднего класса как условия стабилизации

общества, невозможно представить без участия женщин. 2. Жен-

щины чаще появляются в рекламных роликах в образах эконом-

ных домохозяек, в сюжетах о безработице, социальной незащи-

щенности, бедности. 3. Все чаще повторяемый призыв вернуть

женщин к домашнему очагу и «природному предназначению»

можно считать началом постсоветского домостроя, следствием

определенной гендерной метаполитики. 4. Предвзятое отношение

к сильным, деловым женщинам сохранилось и сегодня. 5. Сама

аcсиметрия привилегий, оправдывающая и даже культивирующая

“мужской” эгоизм и осуждающая “женский”, еще раз подтверж-

дает тот факт, что слабое развитие женского предпринимательства

обусловлено не столько экономическими, сколько “гендерно-по-

литическими” причинами – принципом распределения власти

в обществе. 6. Достижения женщины во многом обусловлены ее

настроенностью на успех. 7. Человеческие отношения не подвлас-

тны законам жесткой бинарной логики, однако их можно коррек-

тировать и развивать, и в этом отношении женщина эффективно

реализует культивируемые воспитанием навыки общения и обая-

ния, нередко добиваясь результатов более высоких, чем мужчина.

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18.* Render the following passage in English (10–15 sentences) using

active vocabulary.

Ôåìèíèçì íàñòóïàåò

Сегодня специалисты пришли к мнению, что в будущем бизнес

должен стать менее иерархичным, более гибким и подвижным.

Согласно последним исследованиям, лучший менеджер новой

генерации умеет хорошо слушать, мотивировать и поддерживать

своих работников. Высококлассные менеджеры – основа успеха

любой фирмы. И важно выявить те особые черты руководителей

женского бизнеса и вторых лиц российских и совместных фирм,

которые способствуют достижению успеха. В условиях избытка

квалифицированной рабочей силы на рынке труда именно жен-

щине труднее найти работу, тем более ей трудно стать предприни-

мателем или управляющим фирмы, когда безопасность и финан-

совое регулирование предприятий обеспечиваются с помощью

криминальных структур. Несмотря на это женский менеджмент

активно набирает силу не только в торговле, сфере услуг и финан-

сов, которые в России традиционно считались женскими отрас-

лями, но и в таких типично мужских секторах, как машинострое-

ние, строительство, связь и др. В этом случае они, как правило, за-

нимают вторые позиции в фирме, принимая на себя всю тяжесть

управления внутренней жизнью организации.

Женское предпринимательство в России многообразно по фор-

ме и способам бизнеса. По оценкам специалистов Института со-

циологии РАН, женщины-менеджеры возглавляют или входят

в состав руководства примерно 20 процентов бизнес-организаций.

По этому показателю Россия несколько отстаёт от индустриальных

стран, где доля женщин, занимающих административные и ме-

неджерские позиции, составляет 28 процентов, хотя опережает

Южную и Восточную Азию (соответственно 3 и 1 процент), Ла-

тинскую Америку и Африку (8 и 10 процентов). По результатам

обследования социальных процессов в малом предприниматель-

стве, репрезентативном для России, среди руководителей пред-

приятий только 18 процентов женщин, причем половина из них

заняты в торговле и общественном питании, 1/4 – в промыш-

ленности и строительстве. Среди руководителей женщины со-

ставляют 54 процентов только в сфере жилищно-коммунального

хозяйства и бытового обслуживания населения, 30 процентов –

в здравоохранении, физической культуре и социальном обеспе-

чении, очень мало женщин-руководителей в таких отраслях, как

транспорт (5 процентов), строительство (7 процентов) и наука

(11 процентов). Однако в российском бизнесе есть и исключения.

Так, из девяти членов правления «Интерроса» – пять женщин: ад-

министративный директор, финансовый директор, его замести-

тель, директор по корпоративным связям и директор по корпора-

тивному управлению.