التمييز بين الجنسين

Welcome to BBC Xtra English.

Today John and Safaa talk about why the expression 'it's a man's world' still applies in many countries.

A report from the World Economic Forum say that the gender gap is still quite big.

The report measured how equal men and women were in terms of health and education, economic empowerment and political representation.

The Nordic countries including Iceland, The Faroes, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, came out best at giving equal opportunities to everyone.

The BBC reporter Imogen Foulkes says that these countries spend a lot on maternity and paternity leave and state subsidised child care.

The report says that both Britain and Germany, Europe's largest economy, slipped down the list of 130 countries. Their attempts to close the gender gap are going backwards not forwards. Yemen came last in the list and Saudi Arabia was in 128th position.

The World Economic Forum says that in the current financial crisis, neglecting gender equality could be an expensive mistake. If women are not used in an economy, the competitive potential of a country is not realised.

What do you feel about the gender gap? Are you content to fulfil a traditional gender role with the man out at work and the woman at home? Or, if you are a woman, would you prefer to go out to work? Write to us in English.

ما رأيك في قضية التمييز بين الجنسين؟ هل تتفق مع الأفكار التقليدية التي تقول إن دور الرجل هو العمل وإن دور المرأة في المنزل؟ إذا كنت امرأة، فهل تفضلين العمل أم البقاء في المنزل؟ أكتبوا لنا بالإنجليزية

its a man's world
العالم يملكه الرجال

gender gap
التمييز بين الجنسين

economic empowerment
القدرة الاقنصادية / الاستقلال المادي

political representation
التمثيل السياسي

equal opportunities
المساواة في الفرص

maternity and paternity leave
إجازات الوضع للأمهات والآباء

state subsidised child care
دور حضانة الأطفال التي تدعمها الدولة

competitive potential
القدرة التنافسية

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