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Years ago, the roles of men and women were very typical. Men were supposed to bring home the bacon. They would go to work and earn money for their loved ones. During this time, some men would also leave their families in times of war. There were very

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Abuse trickles down from the top of the ladder to the bottom. 从上到下，一层层的力量滥用。 Women and children, especially the poor, are at the bottom. 女性和儿童，尤其是贫穷的，就这样处于底层。 Even the most destitu

创新英语-British Car Insurance Gender Inequality Ends

Britains system of car insurance has been turned on its head by the European Court of Justice. For decades, British motorists have paid insurance premiums based on their sex. The rationale for this was that men were far more likely to have accidents

Power of auditing

Power of auditing Restricting（限制） the power of government leaders at various levels within reasonable limits is something the central government has been doing for the past couple of years. How effective this effort is will make a great diffe

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Message from Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the Occasion of the World Radio Day 联合国教科文组织总干事伊琳娜博科娃女士世界无线电日致辞 13 February 2017 2017年2月13日 We are living a revolution in how we

VOA慢速英语2012 Health Report - Do Sex Strikes Work?

Health Report - Do Sex Strikes Work? This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Last month, women in a civil rights group in Togo called a weeklong sex strike to try to force the president of the West African nation to resign. Members of Let's Sa

VOA慢速英语2014 Education, Gender Influence Use of Media in Africa

AS IT IS 2014-09-27 Education, Gender Influence Use of Media in Africa Recently, the Gallup research group joined with a United States government agency to produce a study about women and media in Africa. That agency is the U.S. Broadcasting Board of

What’s More and More Not In A Name? Gender Identity

What do you think these names have in common? Royal. Charlie. Salem. Skyler. Justice. Oakley. Well, in the United States, all of these names are considered fitting for girls and boys. They are considered gender-neutral. And modern American parents ap

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The New Age of Nuclear Power By Spencer Reiss / Originally published in Wired . Get ready for the mass-produce, meltdown -proof future of nuclear energy 1 A team of Chinese scientists advising the Bei

VOA标准英语2011--Closing Gender Gap Could Boost World Foo

Food prices continue to rise, threatening to push more and more people into poverty and hunger. A new report from the UN food agency says one of the best ways to boost agricultural productivity worldwide would be to remove the barriers women farmers

英语歌曲:The Power Of Love

The Power Of Love 歌手：Celine Dion 专辑：Grammy1995 The whispers in the morning Of lovers sleeping tight Are rolling like thunder now As I look in your eyes I hold on to your body And feel each move you make Your voice is warm and tender A lov

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Gender Wage Gap In The Arts

The Gender Wage Gap In The Arts STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We heard a lot during the presidential campaign about the wage gap, the fact that women often earn less than men for the same kinds of work. Hillary Clinton pushed that issue, and she lost. But it

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Push For A Gender-Neutral Siri

AILSA CHANG, HOST: I'm Ailsa Chang with All Tech Considered. (SOUNDBITE OF ULRICH SCHNAUSS' NOTHING HAPPENS IN JUNE) CHANG: Have you ever noticed something that most virtual assistants have in common? Just take a listen. SIRI: My name is Siri. CORTAN

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This morning on Today's Money, Women and Finances, get this, women bring in a half or more of the incoming of the majority of the US households and they run 40 percent of this country's businesses. But 9 in 10 of us feel insecure when it comes to fin

EU Mulls Gender Quotas to Crack Glass Ceiling

Francoise Roels is the only woman among 12 board members at Cofinimmo. But that's about to change. The top brass of the leading listed real-estate investor in Belgium will soon have a completely different set-up. Last year Belgium introduced gender q

职场女人最爱的一种“兴奋剂”

一项新的调查发现高收入的成功女性和成功男人们简直一模一样，愿意利用他们的权力去吸引年轻的异性，进而放纵。一项新的学术研究表明，女性在本性上并不比男人更加坚贞。只是在过去

The Power of Knowledge

At age 89, Mary Fasano graduated with a bachelor s degree from the Extension School last week and entered the history books as the oldest person to earn an undergraduate degree at Harvard. Following is the speech she delivered -- The Power of Knowled

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2015年CRI President Xi Stresses Gender Equality at UN Meeting

This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Beijing World Conference on Women and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Since then, the declaration that arose from that conference has been a guideline to push for gender equality throughout

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What do we do when we feel powerless? We do exactly the opposite. 那我们感到无助的时候呢？我们的行为正相反。 We close up. We wrap ourselves up. We make ourselves small. 我们封闭起来。我们把自己蜷起来。让自己变得