UNIT 6: GENDER EQUALITY

I. Fill in each blank with the correct word from the box. Each word has to be
used only once.

Famous Women Equality Quotes

1. “My goal is not to get a Nobel Peace Prize.... My goal is to get peace and my goal
is to see of every child.” (Malala Yousafzai)
2. “ equality is not a woman’s issue, it is a human issue. It affects us
all.”
3. “A is anyone who recognizes the equality and full
humanity of women and men.” (Gloria Steinem)
4. “To call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is man’s to
woman.” (Mahatma Gandhi)
5. “True equality is not the superiority of women, but the equal of
man and woman.” (Mercedes Joubert)
6. “ cannot be achieved unless the women have been emancipated
from all forms of oppression.” (Nelson Mandela)
7. “As , we must stand up for justice for all.” (Michelle Obama)
8. “Men of respect women’s equality.”
9. “Women are more than 50 percent of the population and more 50 percent of
voters. We must demand that we all receive 100 percent of the
.” (Beyonce)
10.“Women only have true equality, when men share with them the
of bringing up the next generation.” (Ruth Bader Ginsburg)

II. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word from the box. There
are some extra words.

Equal pay for women workers in Bangladesh

In Bangladesh, the poor (both women and men) are often engaged in day labor
as hired seasonal workers on landowners’ large plantations. Currently, men and
women perform almost identical (1) , but they do not earn equal
wages. In an analysis of wages, it was found that for a day’s labor, men earn an
average of $2.22, while women earn nearly half of that amount ($1.21).
 To solve the problem, volunteers from Pathway Project issued an analysis and
held (2) on “fair wage” at each community in the area. At the end
of these meetings, they developed (3) to take action and bring their
common (4) to the landowners and social elites. Male day laborers
recognized that equal wages for women would also benefit their families, and they
joined forces with the women to ask for equal pay.
Recently, men and women are working together in the crops field as a team.
Landowners are showing a more positive (5) to the women day
laborers, and women day laborers are getting equal wages at the end of each day
without having to request it.

III. Fill in each blank with the appropriate form of the word in brackets.
1. Since 2009, Iceland has been the global in gender equality.
(lead)
2. For the past five years, Iceland has been in the first rank of educational
and in women’s economic conditions. (achieve/ improve)
3. On October 24, 1975, more than 25 thousand women in Iceland took a day off to
emphasize the importance of women’s to the economy, both in
paid and unpaid work. (contribute)
4. Gender equality is also a part of the to the challenges facing
society. (solve)
5. The of women in the labour market in Iceland is one of the
highest in the world. (participate)

IV. Fill in each blank with ONE suitable word.

1. The least equal country in the for women, ranking 145th, was
Yemen, where only 55% of women can read and only 6% attend college
2. UNICEF says that to education is one of the biggest challenges acing
children in Yemen today, especially girls.
3. Until now, the high cost of has discouraged or prevented poor
parents from having their children, especially girls, educated.
4. Moreover, a lack of female teachers contributes to low of
girls in schools.
5. UNICEF is now schools and families with educational
supplies to help lower costs.
6. Through a joint project involving the World Bank, UNICEF
to help the government provide all children with textbooks at the beginning of
each school year.
7. UNICEF is working both nationally and regionally to educate the public on the
of educating girls.
8. The gender in education in Yemen is among the highest in the
world.
V. Choose the correct passive modals in the box to complete sentences.

1. Gender equality only when women and men enjoy the same
opportunities.
2. In Muslim countries, changes to give women equal
rights to natural or economic resources, as well as access to ownership.
3. In order to reduce gender inequality in South Korean society, women
more opportunities by companies.
4. Child marriage in several parts in the world because it limits
access to education and training.
5. In Egypt, female students from disadvantaged families
scholarships to continue their studies.
6. Discrimination on the basis of gender from workplaces.