职场秘籍详解：职场晋升真的男女平等吗

 　　A study shows a large gap in perceptions among the sexes in who has more opportunities for advancement¹ -- men or women.

　　职场中男性与女性谁有更多的晋升机会？一项针对该话题的调研显示，男士与女士对这个问题的看法存在着巨大的差异。

　　Earlier this month, consulting firm Bain & Co. surveyed 1,834 business professionals world-wide on gender² parity³ in the workplace. The findings, which was presented at the World Economic Forum⁴ in Davos, Switzerland, show that 90% and 85% of men and women, respectively, believe qualified⁵ applicants⁶ of either gender have the same shot at landing a junior-level position. Yet 81% of men said opportunities to move to middle management are gender neutral, compared with 52% of women. Similarly, 66% of men said promotions⁷ to the executive level are equally attainable⁸ by both sexes, versus⁹ 30% of women.

　　本月早些时候，贝恩咨询公司（Bain & Co.）在全球范围内开展了一项调研，对象是1834位职场人士，男女各半。调研结果在刚刚结束的瑞士达沃斯世界经济论坛（World Economic Forum）上公布。这项结果显示：90%的男士及85%的女士认为，男性女性得到初级职位的机会是均等的，只要你有足够的能力；81%的男士认为，男性女性升任中级管理职位的机会也是均等的，而女士中只有52%的人抱此想法；同样，66%的男士认为升任主管级别的机会也是男女均等，而认同这一点的女士的比例只有30%。

　　In reality, women represent a much smaller portion of leadership roles in business. A December study from New York research concern Catalyst¹⁰ Inc. shows 3% of chief executive officers and 13.5% of executive-officer positions within Fortune 500 companies are women.

　　现实生活中，女性在领导岗位中所占比例是小于男性的。纽约研究机构Catalyst Inc.于去年12月份开展的一项调研显示，财富五百强公司中，首席执行官以及行政主管中女性所占的比例分别为3%和13.5%。

　　Men's perceptions may be rosier¹¹ than women's because they may be considering the long-term progress women have made in the workplace, says Ellen Galinsky, president of Families & Work Institute in New York. Men will 'say women have it a lot better than they did in the past,' she says. 'Women say, 'Yes, but there are a lot fewer of us and we had to give up a lot more to get there.''

　　纽约家庭与工作研究会（Families & Work Institute）会长爱伦?加林斯基（Ellen Galinsky）认为，男士们的观点比女士们要乐观，因为他们着眼的是长时期以来女性在职场所取得的进步。她说，男士们会说"女性现在的表现比过去强多了，女士们则说，没错，不过，我们的人数比男的少多了，而且要取得同样的成就，我们的付出要比男性多得多"

　　Perceptions may play a role in women lagging behind men in advancing their careers, says Deborah M. Kolb, a professor specializing in women and leadership at Simmons School of Management in Boston. Ms. Kolb says studies have shown women are seen by bosses and colleagues -- men and women alike -- as being less capable of serving in leadership posts than men, despite evidence to the contrary. 'Women often get asked to take career detours¹² . . . into areas like human resources,' she says. 'Men get asked to take on strategic-development activities.'

　　波士顿西蒙斯管理学院（Simmons School of Management）研究女性及领导力的黛博拉?科尔伯（Deborah M. Kolb）教授认为，女性在职业发展上落后于男性，大众的成见也许也是有一定影响的。科尔伯教授表示，研究显示，老板及同事──男女皆然──都认为女性在领导岗位上表现不如男性，尽管有证据显示并非如此。她说，"在职场上，女性常常会被迫走些弯路，比如去做人力资源管理。男性则会派到跟战略发展相关的工作。"

1 advancement   

n.前进，促进，提升

参考例句：

• His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
• The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。

2 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

3 parity   

n.平价，等价，比价，对等

参考例句：

• The two currencies have now reached parity.这两种货币现已达到同等价值。
• Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields.女性在很多领域还没能争取到薪金、职位方面的平等。

4 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

5 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

6 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

7 promotions   

促进( promotion的名词复数 )； 提升； 推广； 宣传

参考例句：

• All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
• He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。

8 attainable   

a.可达到的，可获得的

参考例句：

• They set the limits of performance attainable. 它们确定着可达到的运行限度。
• If objectives are to be meaningful to people, they must be clear, attainable, actionable, and verifiable. 如果目标对人们是具有意义的，则目标必须是清晰的，能达到的，可以行动的，以及可供检验的。

9 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

10 catalyst   

n.催化剂，造成变化的人或事

参考例句：

• A catalyst is a substance which speeds up a chemical reaction.催化剂是一种能加速化学反应的物质。
• The workers'demand for better conditions was a catalyst for social change.工人们要求改善工作条件促进了社会变革。

11 rosier   

Rosieresite

参考例句：

• Rosier for an instant forgot the delicacy of his position. 罗齐尔一时间忘记了他的微妙处境。
• A meeting had immediately taken place between the Countess and Mr. Rosier. 伯爵夫人和罗齐尔先生已经搭讪上了。

12 detours   

绕行的路( detour的名词复数 )； 绕道，兜圈子

参考例句：

• Local wars and bandits often blocked their travel, making countless detours necessary. 内战和盗匪也常阻挡他们前进，迫使他们绕了无数弯路。
• Could it be that all these detours had brought them to Moshi Pass? 难道绕来绕去，绕到磨石口来了吗？ 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子