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SectionA
Womenatthemanagementlevel
BackgroundInformation
womenleaders
Intoday'
seconomy,womenareastrongforceintheworkplace.Gonearethedaysofmenworkingoutsideandwomenstayingathome.Womenarefillingtheranksinmanyprofessionsandmanytopcompanies.Manyoftoday'
sglobalbusinessleadersandpowerfulentrepreneursarewomen.Indeed,womenareincreasinglyworkinginuppermanagementroles,servingasleadersinavarietyofsettings.Interestingly,researchsayswomenbehavemoreemotionallyincertainworksituations.Regardlessofwhatthestudiessay,thedatasupportthebenefitsofgenderdiversityattheworkplace.Sowhatdoessuchdiversityintheworkplacemean?
Itmeansthatitisbeneficialtonotonlyhirebutalsoretainfemaleemployees.Thetextvividlyunfoldshowfemalesareworkingindifferentbusinesssectorsatthemanagementlevel.
Detailedstudyofthetext
1WhenMonicaappliedforajobasanadministrativeassistantin1971,shewasaskedwhethershewouldratherworkforamaleorafemaleattorney.（Para.1）
Meaning:
Monicawasliketoworkforamalewhensheappliedforamaleorafemalelawyerwhensheappliedforamanagingjobatalawfirmin1971.
★administrative:
a.relatingtotheworkofmanagingacompanyororganization行政的;
管理的
Althoughadministrativepositionsmaypaymorethanteachingsalaries,theyoftenrequiremore
hoursonthejob.虽然行政工作的薪金比教学工作更多，但它们却往往需要更多的工作时间。
SentencestructureNote
"
wouldrather'
‘句型
1wouldrather的意思是“宁愿;
宁可;
更;
最好;
还是…为好”，后接动词原形，表示优先选择的一种方式。
其否定形式是wouldrathernotdosth.,wouldrather没有人称和数的变化，所有的人称一律用wouldrather。
例如:
Ifyouthewouldratherbealone,we'
llallleavehere.如果你/他宁愿独自呆着，那我们会都离开这儿。
2wouldrather后接从句时，从句中的谓语动词用一般过去时，表示希望或宁愿某人按某特定的方式做某事，这个结构常常表达的是现在或将来的行为。
I'
dratheryoudidn'
tmakeanycommentontheissuerforthetimebeing.我想目前你还是不要对此事反羞任何评论。
Idratheryoudidn'
2"
Ifeltthatamale-boss/female-employeerelationshipwasmorenatural,needingnopersonalaccommodationwhatsoever."
（Para.1）
Ifeltthattherewasnoneedtocompromiseinarelationshipbetweenamalebossandafemaleemployeesinceitwasmorenature.
★employee:
n.[C]sb.whoispaidtoworkforsb.else受雇者;
雇员
Knowingwhatanemployerislookingforpotentialemployeecanhelpsomeonetoprepareforaninterview.了解雇主在寻找什么样的潜在雇员可以帮助人们准备面试。
★accommodation:
n.
1）[sing.,U]（fml.）achangeinbehaviororattitudethathelpspeopleworktogetherorendadisagreement迁就;
通融;
调和
Thetwosidesfailedtoagreeoneverypointbuttheysettledonanaccommodationfortheirdifferences.双方未能对所有的意见都达成一致，但对他们的分歧达成了和解。
2）[U]aplaceforsb.tostay,live,orwork住处；
工作场所
Havingdecidedtofindanappropriateaccommodation,wesetaboutcontactingalltherentalagenciesinthecity.我们决定要找一个合适的住处之后，就开始联络这个城市所有的租赁公司。
3But20yearslater,whenshewasaskedthesamequestion,shesaid,"
Iwaspleasantlysurprisedthatfemalebossesaremuchmoreaccessibletotheiremployees;
they'
remuchmoresensitiveandintimatewiththeiremployees."
（Para.1）
However,whenshewasaskedthesamequestion20yearslater;
sherespondedthatitwasanicesurprisetofindoutthatfemalebosseshadbeenmucheasiertoapproach,moreunderstanding,andckosertotheirworkers.
Meaningbeyondwords:
Heranswerwasentirelydifferentfromwhatshehadresponded20yearsbefore.Itcanbeassumedthatshegainedthisparticularfeelinggradually.
4Femalebossestodayarestillfindingtheyfacesubtleresistance.（Para.2）
Femalebossestodayarestillexperiencinggenderdiscrimination,thoughitmaynotalwaysbeobviousornoticeable.
5Thereisstillasegmentofthepopulation,bothmenand,surprisingly,womenwhoreportlow
toleranceforfemalebosses.（Para.2）
Aportionofpeople,menand,unexpectedly,evenwomenstarethattheycanhardlybearworkingwithfemalebosses.
★segment:
n.[C]apartofsth.thatisdifferentfromoraffecteddifferentlyfromthewholeinsomeway部分；
段；
片
Blackpeopleconstitutethepoorestsegmentofsocietyinthecountry.黑人在该国社会中构成了最贫穷的阶层。
★tolerance:
1）[U]willingnesstowantpeopletodo,say,orbelievewhattheywantwithoutcriticizingorpunishingthem忍受;
容忍;
宽容
Toleranceisthequalityofallowingotherpeopletosayanddoastheylike,evenifyoudonotagreewithitorlikeit.宽容是一种素质，它允许其他人说和做他们喜欢的事，即使你不同意或不喜欢。
2）[C,U]thedegreetowhichsb.cansufferpain,difficulty,etc.withoutbeingharmedordamaged（对痛苦、困难等的）忍受程度，忍耐力
Thesestudentstendtohaveapoortoleranceforfrustrationandgiveupeasilywhentasksbecomedifficult.这些学生往往对挫折的承受力差，在任务变得困难时会轻易放弃。
6Thegrowingpresenceoffemalebosseshasalsotwomajorquestionsthatrevolvearoundstyles:
Domenandwomenand,ifso,isthatagoodthing?
（Para.2）
Meaning：
Withthenumberoffemalebossesincreasing,twoquestionshavebeenraisedintermsofstyles:
Domenandwomenworkdifferently?
Arethedifferencesgoodformanagementifthereareany?
7Monicaisdisposedtothinkso,onbothcounts.Nowa40-year-oldmotheroffour,sheispresidentofapublicsectorlaborunionwith45,000members.（Para.3）
Monica,a40-year-oldmotheroffourchildrenandpresidentofapublicsectorlaborunionwith45,000members,isinclinedtolookatthesetwopointspositively:
Womendomanagedifferentlyfrommenandthatisagoodthing.
★dispose:
vt.
1）（~sb.to/towardsth.）（fml.）makesb.morelikelytohaveparticularfeelingsorthoughts使（某人）较倾向于
Thebodyreleasesachemicalthatdisposesyoutowardsleep.体内释放出一种使人昏昏欲睡的化学物品。
2）（~of）getridofsth.,esp.sth.thatisdifficulttogetridof丢弃，处理（尤指难以处理的东西）
Littershouldbedisposedofthoughtfully.废弃物应仔细地处理。
★disposed:
a.likelytobehaveorthinkinaparticularway有…倾向的
Hewasamanofgoodcharacterandwasnotdisposedtoviolence.他人品很好，没有暴力倾向。
★bedisposedtodosth.:
bewillingtodosth.愿意做某事;
乐于做某事
Hisfatherwasalarge,comfortable-lookingmanwhowasn'
tdisposedtomakeafuss.他父亲个子高，看上去很舒服,不像是会大惊小怪的人。
★onbothcounts:
inbothways在两个方面
Ithoughthewasakindandhonestperson,butIwaswrongonbothcounts.我原以为他是个善良、诚实的人,但这两点我都想错了。
★sector:
n.[C]apartofanareaofactivity,esp.ofbusiness,trade,etc.（尤指商业、贸易等的）部门，行业
Inthefinancialsector,investorsinsurancecompaniesbothhavelostalotofmoney.在金融行业,银行和保险公司的投资者都损失了很多钱。
Note"
Apublicsectorlaborunion"
（alsopublicsectortradeunion）referstoalaborunionwhichprimarilyrepresentstheinterestsofemployeeswithinpublicsector（government-owned,supportedorregulated）organizations.Publicsectorunionhavebecomesomeofthelargerormoreinfluentialunionsincertainareasoftheworldinrecenttimesasprivatesectorunionmembershiphasdeclinedsharply.
8"
Relationswithmyemployeesareprobablydifferentfromthoseofmalemanagersprecedingme,"
shesays."
Iknowwhatit'
sliketohavetocallandsaymykidgotthemumpssoIwon'
tbecomingin.Ihaveamoreflexiblestyle-notsoft,justmoreunderstanding."
（Para.3）
Shesaidthatshewasperhapsdifferentfromthepreviousmalemanagersinrelationwiththeemployeesbecausesheknewwhatitmeantwhensomeonehadtomakeaphonecalltellingherthatheorshewouldn'
tgotoworkduetotheillnessoftheirchild.Sheaddedthatshewasmoreflexibleandunderstandingbutnotweakerintermsofworkingstyle.
Inabroadsense,femalebossesarebetterthanmalebossesinboss-employeerelationsbecausetheyaremoreunderstandingandtendtoshowmoreconsiderationtotheiremployees.
★precede:
vt.（fml.）happenorexistbeforesth.orsb.,orcomebeforesth.elseinaseries先于…（发生或存在）
Aplanningsessionat11:
30willprecedethelunchdiscussion.11:
30召开计划会议，随后是午餐讨论。
9ThemanwhoisMonica'
sassistantagrees,"
Shetendstodelegatemoreandisalwayslookingforaconsensus.Peoplearehappyandflourishbecausetheyha
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