现代大学英语精读 5 lesson 4 Professions for Women.ppt

Lesson 4 Professions for Women Contents Contents Warm up: sexism against women Background: Virginia Woolf; Stream of Consciousness Text appreciation: the organization of the speech; the characteristic of language in the speech; the rhetorical devices Extension: introduction to the most influential women in the world In which fields are women discriminated? Sexism against Women The term sexism is most commonly applied to sexism against women, and expressed by either men or women is called male chauvinism. Historically, in many patriarchal societies, women have been and are viewed