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WELCOME TO POWER TEAM GEA NDER GE NDER FLE MALE FE MAL E MAR N MAN DISCR IMINANTE DISCR IMINATE PE Q U ALITY E Q U ALITY E R DUCATION EDUCATION E MPLOIYMENT E MPLOYMENT PNA NNY NA NNY ANSWER: GENDERS GENDER EQUALITY GENDER DISCRIMINTION BRENDA BERKMAN – THE FIRST NEWYORK CITY FEMALE FIREFIGHTER BRENDA BERKMAN WITH HER MALE CO-WORKERS As a young girl, Brenda Berkman always dreamt of becoming a firefighter, although she was aware of gender preference in favour of boys In 1977, she applied for a firefighter's position at the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Even though she was a marathon runner, she failed the physical test But Brenda didn't give up She sued New York City and the FDNY for gender discrimination and won A new 'fairer' test was created, so she and 40 other women passed Brenda's dream of becoming a firefighter came true However, she and other female firefighters became the targets of laughter and anger from the coworkers and local people They were unwelcomed at meals, faced loneliness and even violence There weren't any limitations on women's service at FDNY The women firefighters had to exactly the same jobs as their male workers To pursue a 'man's job' Brenda Berkman and other women had to work very hard They paid a heavy price to win equality They were successful and even became the subjects of a documentary called Taking the Heat in 2006 Brenda Berkman's story shows that gender differences cannot prevent a person from pursuing a job Success comes to those who have enough courage and will TASK 1: The words on the left appear in the reading passage Match them with their definitions on the right preference (n) sue (v) pursue (v) loneliness (n) limitation (n) a follow a course or activity in an effort to gain something b the state of feeling sad and alone c a greater interest in someone / something than someone / something else d the act of controlling something; a restriction e bring someone to court because they have done something harmful to you 1.Preference(n) ưu tiên, thích (To) sue (v) kiện tòa 3.(To) pursue (v) theo đuổi Loneliness (n) cô đơn Limitation (n) giới hạn Vocabulary - Firefighter(n) lính cứu hỏa - In favor of ủng hộ - (To) apply for xin (việc), ứng tuyển - Fair (a) công - Target (n) mục tiêu, mục đích - Violence (n) bạo lực - Documentary (n) phim tài liệu - Courage (n) lòng dũng cảm - Will ý chí (n) TASK 2: Choose the best title for the text a A Woman Who Did a ‘Man’s Job’ b Gender Equality in Employment c Brenda Berkman’s Childhood TASK 3: Read the statements Decide if they are true (T), false (F) or not given (NG) Tick the correct boxes T After failing the physical test, Brenda Berkman kept silent and went away They paid a heavy price to win equality Brenda Berkman taught at the FDNY She and other male firefighters became the targets of laughter and anger from the co-workers and local people Brenda Berkman was aware of gender preference in favour of boys Brenda Berkman passed the written test F NG TASK 4: Read the text again and fill in the missing information You must use no more than three words for each blank a firefighter as a young girl Brenda Berkman wanted to became …………………… New York City gender discrimination She sued ……………………………and the FDNY for ………………………………….and won unwelcomed at meals faced loneliness and even violence She and other female firefighters were ……….………………………………, exactly They had to ……………the same jobs as other male firefighters documentary ‘Taking the Heat’ is a ………………………made in 2006 in which Brenda Berkman and other female firefighters were the subjects gender differences Brenda Berkman’s story shows that ………….……………………cannot prevent a person from pursuing a job ... courage and will TASK 1: The words on the left appear in the reading passage Match them with their definitions on the right preference (n) sue (v) pursue (v) loneliness (n) limitation (n) a follow