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How far have British women come in their journey for equal rights? A new survey gives a mixed picture.

The poll was done to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, which is today. It was commissioned by a group of UK charities and over 1,000 adults were interviewed by Ipsos MORI.

The survey found that although chauvinism is still an issue for many young women, most females do not feel a lack of job opportunities is a major problem.

Sixty per cent of women under thirty said they had experienced derogatory remarks or behaviour. But despite this, only one in five women describe themselves as feminists¹.

In another respects, the survey indicated that some progress had been made since British women first campaigned against discrimination in the workplace.

When asked what they thought the biggest challenges facing British women were, 15 per cent of women respondents mentioned breaking into senior jobs in business, 23 per cent cited the pay gap between men and women, but only six per cent of women cited sexism at work. Sixty-two per cent said that balancing their home and work lives was one of the biggest challenges.

Cherie Blair, who runs her own charity helping² women get into business, feels that women are still missing out on top jobs. She told bbcukchina:

"There still aren't enough women at my level for example. So I'm a senior trial lawyer that we call Queen's Council, and still only 10 per cent of QCs are women... So we still have a long way to go but we are definitely moving in the right direction."

Glossary 词汇表

a mixed picture 反应不一 

a poll 民意调查 

(male) chauvinism 大男子主义 

opportunities 机会 

derogatory 贬义的 

feminist 女权主义者 

discrimination 歧视 

sexism 性别歧视 

pay gap 薪水差距 

balancing one's home and work lives 平衡（兼顾）家务与工作

1 feminists   

n.男女平等主义者，女权扩张论者( feminist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Only 16 percent of young women in a 1990 survey considered themselves feminists. 在1990年的一项调查中，只有16%的年轻女性认为自己是女权主义者。 来自辞典例句
• The organization had many enemies, most notably among feminists. 这个组织有许多敌人，特别是在男女平等主义者中。 来自辞典例句

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。