WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
What do the following pictures tell you about?
Same work but men get higher paid
Men have higher positions than women.
Women are excluded from some jobs.
Women are struggling hard for equality at workplace.
Unit 6:
LESSON 6: READING
GENDER EQUALITY
Gender Equality In Employment

TASK 1: Look at the symbols. What do they stand for?









GENDERS
GENDER EQUALITY
GENDER DICRIMINATON
Sở thích,
sự ưu tiên
Kiện
Theo đuổi
Sự cô đơn
Sự giới hạn
 /ˈpref.ər.əns/
 / su /
 / pəˈsjuː /
 / ˈləʊnlinəs /
 /ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃn/
TASK 2: Match each of the words with its meaning. Use a dictionary if necessary.
a. Brenda Berkman`s Childhood
b. A Woman Who Did a ‘Man`s Job’
c. Gender Equality in Employment



Task 3. Quickly read the text and choose the best title for it.
Task 4: Read the statements. Decide if they are true (T), false (F) or not given (NG). Tick the correct boxes.
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Task 5: Read the text again. Answer the questions.
1.What job did Brenda Berkman want to do as a young girl?
- She wanted to become a firefighter.
2.What did she do after she failed the physical test?
- She sued New York City and the FDNY gender discrimination and won.
3. How were she and other female firefighters treated?
- They became the targets of laughter and anger from the co-worker and local people They were unwelcomed at meals, faced loneliness and even violence.
4. What jobs did they do at FDNY?
- They had to do exactly the same jobs as all other male firefighters.
5. What is Taking the Heat?
It is a documentary made in 2006 in which Brenda Berkman and other female firefighters were the subjects.
6. What does Brenda Berkman`s story show?
- It shows that gender differences can not prevent a person from pursuing a job.



Task 6. Discuss the following with a partner. 
In my opinion,/I think that/ a woman should not do a man’s job because she will not have enough physical health as man to do it. If she tries too much, she may get hurt. 
Should a woman do a man’s job? Why/Why not?
Let’s watch a video about Brenda Berman
Learn by heart all the vocabulary.
Prepare the next lesson.