Book 2-Unit 7-Women Marking a difference-女性在现代社会地位已改变.docVIP

Book 2 Unit7 Women: Marking a difference 第七单元：女性在现代社会地位已改变 Text A Women at the management level 课文 A 女性管理者 When Monica applied for a job as an administrative assistant in 1971, she was asked whether she would rather work for a male or a female attorney. I immediately said a man, she says. I felt that a male-boss / female-employee relationship was more natural, needing no personal accommodation whatsoever. But 20 years later, when she was asked the same question, she said, I was pleasantly surprised that female bosses are much more accessible to their employees; theyre much more sensitive and intimate with their employees. 当莫妮卡 1971 年申请一个行政助理的工作时，有人问她想与男律师共事还是与女律师共事。“我马上说想与男律师共事，”她说。“我认为男老板和女雇员的关系更自然，丝毫不需互相调整。”但 20 年后，有人问她同样的问题时，她说：“令我感到惊喜的是，对员工来说，女上司更容易接近，她们更能理解人，与员工更亲密。” Female bosses today are still finding they face subtle resistance. There is still a segment of the population, both men and, surprisingly, women who report low tolerance for female bosses. The growing presence of female bosses has also provoked two major questions that revolve around styles: Do men and women manage differently, and, if so, is that a good thing? 今天的女上司仍然发现，她们面临着不易察觉的阻力。还是有一部分人——有男性，令人惊讶的是还有女性——说很难忍受为女性工作。女上司的不断涌现，也引出了与工作方式有关的两个主要问题：男人和女人管理风格不同吗？如果有不同，是一件好事吗？ Monica is disposed to think so, on both counts. Now a 40-year-old mother of four, she is president of a public sector labor union with 45,000 members. Relations with my employees are probably different from those of male managers preceding me, she says. I know what its like to have to call and say my kid got the mumps so I wont be coming in. I have a more flexible style - not soft, just more understanding. The man who is Monicas assistant agrees, She tends to delegate more and is always looking for a consensus. People are happy and flourish because they have an input into decisions and they are not mere bystanders; their energies are harnessed. On the other hand, consensus takes longer. 莫妮卡对这两个问题都持肯定的意见。莫妮卡现在 40 岁，有四个孩子，并且是一位拥有