UPT- INGLÉS TÉCNICO I – EPCC y F - FACEM

READING TEST 01 – INGLÉS TÉCNICO II – I UNIT

“GENDER - PATHS TO POWER”
NAME. - CODE. - DATE. – 25/05/2020

I. TRUE OR FALSE. - Are these statements TRUE OR FALSE . – (5)

FALSE
1. Of female directors today, 70 % have corporate executive experience.
2. We found that the first female directors of large public corporations had diverse FALSE
ideas.
3. Corporations today show great interest in increasing female representation on TRUE
their board of directors.
4. TRUE
5. Only 7 % have a consulting or legal background and 5 % come from academia.
6. Norway passed a law in 2003 requiring that listed company boards be at least 40 % TRUE
female.

II. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING DIAGRAM. - (5) Write a sentence in English with each one of the following
words or phrases. -
1. Independent director The lady who provides ideas about the sales area is the independent director of
the company.
2. Female representation Female representation in provincial and municipal councils has been very poor.

3. Recent survey The boys from indicopi obtained a recent survey to find out the degree of
sadness of people.
4. Gained their seat The other 15 gained their seats through the quota system.

5. research Promote research into mountain ecosystem conservation.

III. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ARTICLE. - (5)

1. Why is female board representation not higher?

In one recent survey, women cite male-oriented networks as the number one reason. Men cited a lack of

female executives at the top of corporations.

2. Is it important to have education and training to have a place in the boarding table? Why?

If education and respect are important, since they complete our education and demonstrate another

degree of job performance.

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IV. TRANSLATION. – Translate the following text into Spanish. – (5)

Las corporaciones de hoy muestran un gran interés en aumento de la representación femenina en su junta directiva
y directora los números están aumentando. Sin embargo, las mujeres representan solo una fracción de directores en
público empresas comercializadas en todo el mundo.