2022世界职场性别歧视远未结束的新概念英语关于世界职场性别卑视远未结束的新概念英语Whatisholdingwomenbackintheworkplace?IfyouaskKevinRoberts,theoutgoingSaatchi&Saatchichairman,theproblemiswomenthemselves.“Theirambitionisnotaverticalambition,it’sthisintrinsic,circularambitiontobehappy,”hesaidlastweekinaninterviewwithBusinessInsider.Afewdayslater,havingbeensuspendedbyparentcompanyPublicis,headmittedthathehad“failed第1页共19页exceptionallyfast”andannouncedhewouldresign.职场中有哪些因素阻碍着女性发展？假如你问盛世长城(Saatchi&Saatchi)即将离任的董事长凯文罗伯茨(KevinRoberts)，他会回答问题在于女性本身。“她们的理想不是纵向理想，而是贪图欢乐的那种内在、绕圈的追求，”他在近期接受《商业内幕》(BusinessInsider)采访时表示。几天后，被母公司法国阳狮集团(Publicis)停职的他承认自己“失败得太快”，并宣布将辞职。ItissuperficiallyappealingtocastMrRobertsasthe第2页共19页victimofafeministwitchhunt.Surelyheisamartyrwhodaredtospeakthetruth:thatformanywomenitisthedesiretohaveawork-lifebalance,ratherthandiscrimination,thatstopsthemreachingthetopoftheirindustry.从表面来看，人们很简单把罗伯茨当作女权主义政治迫害的受害者。莫非他不是一位敢于说实话的烈士吗：对许多女性来说，莫非不是她们对工作/生活平衡的渴望（而不是性别卑视）阻碍着她们攀登事业巅峰？第3页共19页Buthiscommentswentfarbeyondthat.Hedeniedthatgenderinequalitywasaproblematall—“thef***ingdebateisallover”—andaccusedBritishadvertisingconsultantCindyGallopoflyingaboutsexualharassmentintheindustry.“Ithinkshe’sgotproblemsthatareofherownmaking,”heclaimed.“Ithinkshe’smakingupalotofthestufftocreateaprofile,andtotakeapplause.”但是他的言论远远超出了这个范畴。他从根本上否认性别不同等是一个问题——“这场该死的辩论已经结束”——并指责英国广告业第4页共19页询问顾问辛迪盖洛普(CindyGallop)在该行业性骚扰问题上撒谎。“我觉得她的问题都是她自己搞出来的，”他声称，“我觉得她编造了许多内容来建立一个形象，并得到掌声。”Undersuchcircumstances,itisunsurprisingthatPublicismovedagainsthim:anadvertisingfirmshouldknowabadadvertforitsbusinesswhenitseesone.SadiqKhan,mayororLondon,hasbanned“bodyshaming”postersonthecapital’stransportsystem;Unileverhaspledgedtospendits￡6.3bnannualmarketingbudgetonadsthatsmashfemale第5页共19页stereotypes.Sexmightstillsellbutsexismisoutoffashion.在这种环境下，阳狮倒戈罗伯茨也是意料之中的：广告公司应当一眼看出对自身业务不利的广告。伦敦市长萨迪克汗(SadiqKhan)禁止在首都的交通系统内张贴“体形卑视”海报；联合利华(Unilever)承诺将该公司63亿英镑的年度营销预算用于打破女性刻板印象的广告。性可能还有市场，但是性别卑视已经过时了。Foroutsiders,however,anhonestconversationisalwaysmoreusefulthanknee-jerkcondemnation.MrRoberts’第6页共19页commentsareareminderofthreeroadblocksonthepathtogenderequalityatwork:outdatedattitudes;unhelpfulstructures;andalackofdata—aresultofthecasualdismissalofwomen’sexperiences.然而，在外人看来，坦诚对话总是比条件反射般的指责来得更实在。罗伯茨的言论提示了人们，在通往职场性别同等的道路上有3个障碍：过时的看法、无益的结构、以及缺乏数据——随意忽视女性经验的结果。First,itistimetooverhaulourideaofaperfect第7页共19页employee.Thereislittleevidencetosupporttheassumptionthatmachowork-aholicsarethemostvaluablepeopleinacompany.Second,wehavetosmashtheartificialdivisionbetweenawoman’schoicetooptoutoftheratraceand“real”discrimination.Ourdecisionsareshapedbytheunequalstructuresoftheworkingenvironment.首先，是时候彻底反思我们对完备...
