Discrimination at the workplace

Listen and choose the correct answer.


1. The speaker will talk about
a) women discrimination
b) general gender discrimination
c) men discrimination

2. Women discrimination manifests itself
a) in the ability to get a job
b) in terms of opportunities to succeed
c) in the number of women dismissed

3. Women basically suffer
a) sexual harassment
b) pregnancy discrimination
c) all kinds of discrimination

4. At the heart of gender discrimination is
a) the difference in salaries
b) unequal daily schedules
c) promotion opportunities

5. The Walmart case was
a) the first filed by women
b) the first to be won by women
c) the largest action by women

6. Boeing had to pay its female workers
a) 1.6 million
b) 72 million
c) 75 million

7. The main cause of the violation of equality laws is
a) little employment decisions
b) gender prejudice
c) macro inequities

8. The book Getting Even
a) collects data from 10 major cases
b) shows that women's choices creat discrimination
c) reveals that discrimination is based on archaic prejudices

Answers written in white: 1.a, 2.b, 3.c, 4.a, 5.c, 6.b, 7.b, 8.c