A lack of women in science 科学领域缺少女性工作者
<p>随身英语<span word="A">A</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="science">science</span> 科学领域缺少女性工作者</p><p> </p><p>在科学、工程、科技和数学领域中，男性工作者的数量远远超过女性。尽管如此，女性对科学的发展做出过很多巨大的贡献，在其发展过程中扮演了重要的角色。但为什么在这些领域工作的女性人数一直不高？女性为什么不选择这些职业？本集《随身英语》讨论可能导致科学领域缺少女性工作者的原因。</p><p>课文内容 <span word="Vocabulary">Vocabulary</span>:<span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> 词汇: 女性和工作</p><p><span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="riddle">riddle</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="psychologists">psychologists</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gender">gender</span> <span word="bias">bias</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="types">types</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Let">Let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accident">accident</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="dies">dies</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="refuses">refuses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="son">son</span>." <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>?</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Mikaela">Mikaela</span> <span word="Wapman">Wapman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Deborah">Deborah</span> <span word="Belle">Belle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 14% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="surveyed">surveyed</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>.</p><p><span word="Stereotypes">Stereotypes</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mirrored">mirrored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="makeup">makeup</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="workforce">workforce</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> 10% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 20%. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="August">August</span> 2017, <span word="Prof">Prof</span> <span word="Polly">Polly</span> <span word="Arnold">Arnold</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> 10% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="science">science</span>, <span word="technology">technology</span>, <span word="engineering">engineering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p>
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