向前一步:第226期 为平等而不懈努力(5)

 In a published response, she described reading the blog post and how her "immediate¹ thought was—how sad. 她公开回应说，自己读到这篇文章的第一反应是：“这太悲哀了。

How sad that as an industry and a society we haven't advanced over these past two decades when it comes to views on women and leadership. 20多年过去了，作为一个行业、一个社会，对女性和领导力的看法却没有什么进步，这实在太悲哀了。

As with all the past lazy, stereotype-ridden articles like this one, it gets the facts wrong." 就像过去那些无聊的、满纸成见的评论一样，这篇文章连基本的事实都搞错了。”

After correcting the facts, she continued, 在纠正了相关的事实以后，她继续说道：

"Views like these are all too commonplace, and part of a pervasive² pattern that belittles³, demeans and marginalizes women as leaders." “这很常见，它是轻视、贬低女性以及将女性领导者边缘化的流行看法之一。”

So many other readers joined her in calling the post sexist that the blogger posted an apology and retraction⁴. 有很多的读者支持波莱塞，认为该文章有性别歧视，要求博主道歉并撤掉该博文。

I was grateful for Kim's vocal⁵ support. 我很感激波莱塞的声援。

The more women can stick up for one another, the better. 有越多的女性彼此支持，情况就会越好。

Sadly, this doesn't always happen. 可事实并不总是这样。

And it seems to happen even less when women voice a position that involves a gender-related issue. 当女性发表涉及性别问题的意见时，这种彼此支持的现象就会更少，

This has certainly been my experience too. 这么说当然是因为我也有类似的经历。

Everyone loves a fight—and they really love a cat-fight. 每个人都爱看热闹，而且尤其爱看女人之间的热闹。

The media will report endlessly about women attacking other women, which distracts from the real issues. 媒体会无休止地报道女性之间如何互相攻击，以便让公众的注意力远离真正的问题本身。

When arguments turn into "she said/she said," we all lose. 当争论双方变成了“她”和“她”时，我们都输了。

 

1 immediate   

adj.立即的；直接的，最接近的；紧靠的

参考例句：

• His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
• We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。

2 pervasive   

adj.普遍的；遍布的，(到处)弥漫的；渗透性的

参考例句：

• It is the most pervasive compound on earth.它是地球上最普遍的化合物。
• The adverse health effects of car exhaust are pervasive and difficult to measure.汽车尾气对人类健康所构成的有害影响是普遍的，并且难以估算。

3 belittles   

使显得微小，轻视，贬低( belittle的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings. 这座办公楼的规模使周围的建筑物相形见小。
• The bulk of the warehouse belittles the houses around it. 货栈的庞大使周围的房屋显得矮小了。

4 retraction   

n.撤消；收回

参考例句：

• He demanded a full retraction of the allegations against him.他要求完全收回针对他的言论。
• The newspaper published a retraction of the erroneous report.那家报纸声明撤回那篇错误的报道。

5 vocal   

adj.直言不讳的；嗓音的；n.[pl.]声乐节目

参考例句：

• The tongue is a vocal organ.舌头是一个发音器官。
• Public opinion at last became vocal.终于舆论哗然。