Unit 6 : GENDER EQUALITY
GETTING STARTED
Equal opportunities in education
GETTING STARTED
-sub = (pref) under; below : subway, subsoil, submarine
= not quite; almost : substandard, subtropical
-enrol = enroll (v) = become a member of a group
→ enrollee (n) = a person has enrolled in a class, school, etc.
→ enrolment (n) = enrollment
-gender (n) = the condition of being male or female
-discrimination (n)
-discriminate (v) = treat one person or group worse/ better than others.
-rural (a) = of, in the countryside or agriculture
-force (v) = make sb do sth against their will ; compel
-eliminate (v) = get rid of sb/ sth
-equal (a) ≠ unequal
2.Read the conversation again. Decide if the following statements are true (T) , false (F) or not given (NG). Tick the correct boxes.
1. F in Education.
2. F in 2010.
3. T
4. NG
5. T
3. Read the conversation again and answer the questions
1. Only 82 girls enrolled per 100 boys in secondary school.
2. Because they might be forced to work at home and in the fields.
3. There are slightly more boys than girls in both primary and secondary schools.
4. Women do.
5. Gender discrimination should be eliminated so that everyone has equal opportunities in education.