ORAL ANGLAIS : IDEA OF PROGRESS Pouvez vous me corriger mon oral rapidement svp ?? ( l'introduction a été enlevée car elle est deja corrigée) But can we say tha
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ORAL ANGLAIS : IDEA OF PROGRESS
Pouvez vous me corriger mon oral rapidement svp ?? ( l'introduction a été enlevée car elle est deja corrigée)
But can we say that the emancipation of women has been achieved yet?
Since the 1920's, the status of women kept evolving, specifically in politics. The women can exercise power and have important roles to play. This is what the document entitled "the cartoon Businesswoman" shows. In this document we see two women in a large office in building, probably in a big city. Judging from the way the office is decorated, we can guess that the woman sitting behind her desk is the boss of a successful company. She is talking to another woman who seems to be her secretary. Without even looking at the text, we understand that this cartoon shows women at work, holding different positions in the firm, and being in charge. The only reference to men is made through the mentioning by the secretary of her boss's husband. He is only referred to as the one not knowing how to do something: he is at home and does not know how to work the microwave. This is a rather pejorative view of men at first sight because they are presented not as the breadwinners anymore but not as good "house husbands" either. The woman is the one who seems to be good at everything. Here, the woman is in a position usually held by men, and power seems to have changed sides. The fact that the husband doesn't know how to use the domestic appliances can be a hint that this reversal situation has occurred recently. Progress in the evolution of the status of women in society can thus be seen as newly achieved and still not completely granted. Here, the woman is reminded of her role as the housewife in a way, receiving a call from her panicked husband concerning such as an unimportant event, at work. So, progress has been achieved but is still fragile and more steps will be needed to take it for granted.
Indeed, if more and more women can now have access to high-ranking jobs. There are, for example, women heads of states. These are, however, that the iconic and in reality the case of some women. Indeed, there are no countries where Parliament counts as many women as men, quite often women's wages are lower that men's for the same jobs, in some careers women have fewer job opportunities that men. The progress is clearly limited by the traditional view of society that wants women to stay at home. In the novel “The woman’s Room” written by Marilyn French in 1978, the main character Mira Ward is becoming aware of its status as a woman oppressed. Indeed, Mira depends financially on her husband who is the only to work; she depends on decisions of her husband who despises her and who treats her as a simple housewife. When she asks her husband if she can help financially a friend, he refuses. Unfortunately numerous women are in the same situation. The society thinks that the women are not rather intelligent to understand the important affairs such as the finances or the politics. It is what shows us the extract of the TV show “Scandal”. In this extract, we clearly see that President’s wife is expected to be silent and not to voice her opinion about political affairs. As her husband tells her, she has not been elected and her opinion doesn’t “weigh in public affairs”. She is supposed to stick to the stereotyped role of First Lady wearing nice clothes and talking about gardening and how to nicely decorate a house. In this extract, President Fitz is angry and even furious because she tried to play an active part in politics whereas it is not her role but her husband’s. It reduces woman to a simple ornamental object. We can compare this extract to the video we studied in class on Eleanor Roosevelt’s biography, in which she is presented as self-confident, active in politics, known for her involvement in humanitarian work and literally as the “voice “ of America as she held a daily programe on the radio. We can thus see Eleanor Roosevelt as a pioneer of the emergence of women in the public sphere but this progress as fragile or short-lived when considering that nowadays stereotypes are still deeply rooted in some fields.
Je n’arrive pas à faire de conclusion
Pouvez vous me corriger mon oral rapidement svp ?? ( l'introduction a été enlevée car elle est deja corrigée)
But can we say that the emancipation of women has been achieved yet?
Since the 1920's, the status of women kept evolving, specifically in politics. The women can exercise power and have important roles to play. This is what the document entitled "the cartoon Businesswoman" shows. In this document we see two women in a large office in building, probably in a big city. Judging from the way the office is decorated, we can guess that the woman sitting behind her desk is the boss of a successful company. She is talking to another woman who seems to be her secretary. Without even looking at the text, we understand that this cartoon shows women at work, holding different positions in the firm, and being in charge. The only reference to men is made through the mentioning by the secretary of her boss's husband. He is only referred to as the one not knowing how to do something: he is at home and does not know how to work the microwave. This is a rather pejorative view of men at first sight because they are presented not as the breadwinners anymore but not as good "house husbands" either. The woman is the one who seems to be good at everything. Here, the woman is in a position usually held by men, and power seems to have changed sides. The fact that the husband doesn't know how to use the domestic appliances can be a hint that this reversal situation has occurred recently. Progress in the evolution of the status of women in society can thus be seen as newly achieved and still not completely granted. Here, the woman is reminded of her role as the housewife in a way, receiving a call from her panicked husband concerning such as an unimportant event, at work. So, progress has been achieved but is still fragile and more steps will be needed to take it for granted.
Indeed, if more and more women can now have access to high-ranking jobs. There are, for example, women heads of states. These are, however, that the iconic and in reality the case of some women. Indeed, there are no countries where Parliament counts as many women as men, quite often women's wages are lower that men's for the same jobs, in some careers women have fewer job opportunities that men. The progress is clearly limited by the traditional view of society that wants women to stay at home. In the novel “The woman’s Room” written by Marilyn French in 1978, the main character Mira Ward is becoming aware of its status as a woman oppressed. Indeed, Mira depends financially on her husband who is the only to work; she depends on decisions of her husband who despises her and who treats her as a simple housewife. When she asks her husband if she can help financially a friend, he refuses. Unfortunately numerous women are in the same situation. The society thinks that the women are not rather intelligent to understand the important affairs such as the finances or the politics. It is what shows us the extract of the TV show “Scandal”. In this extract, we clearly see that President’s wife is expected to be silent and not to voice her opinion about political affairs. As her husband tells her, she has not been elected and her opinion doesn’t “weigh in public affairs”. She is supposed to stick to the stereotyped role of First Lady wearing nice clothes and talking about gardening and how to nicely decorate a house. In this extract, President Fitz is angry and even furious because she tried to play an active part in politics whereas it is not her role but her husband’s. It reduces woman to a simple ornamental object. We can compare this extract to the video we studied in class on Eleanor Roosevelt’s biography, in which she is presented as self-confident, active in politics, known for her involvement in humanitarian work and literally as the “voice “ of America as she held a daily programe on the radio. We can thus see Eleanor Roosevelt as a pioneer of the emergence of women in the public sphere but this progress as fragile or short-lived when considering that nowadays stereotypes are still deeply rooted in some fields.
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1. Réponse paule79
However can we say that the emancipation of women has been achieved yet?
Since the 1920's, the status of women have kept on evolving, specifically in politics. Women can exercise power and have key roles to play. The professional women’s challenges are clearly shown in the document entitled "the cartoon Businesswoman". The document displays two women working in a building big office, most likely located in a big city.
Judging by the way the office is decorated, we may guess that the woman sitting behind her desk is the boss of a successful company. She is talking to another woman who seems to be her secretary. Without even looking at the text, we understand that this cartoon shows women at work, holding different positions in the firm, and being in charge. The only reference to men is made when the secretary mentions her supervisor’s husband. He is only referred to as the one who does not know how to do anything: he is at home and does not know how use the microwave oven. This is a rather pejorative view of men at first glance because he is presented neither as the breadwinners any longer and furthermore nor as good "household husbands". The woman is the one who seems to be good at everything. Here, the woman is in a position formerly and usually held by men, and power seems to have changed sides. The fact that the husband doesn't know how to use the domestic appliances can be a hint that this reversal situation has occurred recently. Changes in women's social status and role can thus be seen as a newly achievement which is partly granted. Here, the woman is reminded of her role as a housewife in a way, such as receiving at work a phone call from her panicked husband concerning such as a minor event. So, progress has been achieved, but remains fragile and more steps still need to be taken so that the assertion of women’s rights be automatically granted
Indeed, if more and more women can now have access to high-ranking jobs. There are, for example, female heads in governments. These are, however, that the iconic and in reality the case of some women (JE NE COMPRENDS PAS LA PHRASE!). Indeed, there are no countries where Parliaments counts as many women as men, moreover quite often women's wages are lower that men's for the same jobs. In some careers women have fewer job opportunities than men. The progress is clearly limited by the traditional view of society that wants women to stay at home. In the novel “The woman’s Room” written by Marilyn French in 1978, the main character Mira Ward is becoming aware of its status as an oppressed woman. Indeed, Mira depends financially on her husband who is the only who works; She depends on her husband’s decisions who despises her and who treats her as a plain housewife. When she asks her husband if she can help financially a friend, he refuses. Unfortunately many women are in the same situation. The society thinks that women are not rather intelligent to understand important affairs such as finances or politics. Let’s refer to the extract of the TV show “Scandal”. In this extract, we clearly see that President’s wife is expected to be quiet and not to voice her opinion about political affairs. As her husband tells her, she is not elected and her opinion doesn’t “weigh in public affairs”. She is supposed to stick to the stereotyped role of First Lady wearing nice clothes and talking about gardening and how to nicely decorate a house. In this extract, President Fitz is angry and even furious because she tried to play an active part in politics whereas it is not her role but her husband’s and she becomes a lame duck. We can compare this extract to the video we studied in class on Eleanor Roosevelt’s biography, in which she is presented as self-confident, active in politics, known for her involvement in humanitarian work and literally as the “voice “ of America as she held a daily programme on the radio. We can thus see Eleanor Roosevelt as a pioneer of the emergence of women in the public sphere but this progress is fragile or short-lived when we consider that nowadays stereotypes are still deeply rooted in some fields.
CONCLUSION
Women and Men are equal actors in the society in their own ways. I love the TV commercial where an interviewer is recruiting women, He offers a full-time job with no rest and no money. The interviewee is just wondering what kind of jobs it could be. And the interviewer says: to be a mother !!