VOCABULARY JOURNAL

LANGUAGE OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Student’s Name: TRAN THI MAI PHUONG Class: 2NC21

Unit/Topic: 7- GENDER ISSUES Date of submission:

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1. Glossary Sheet:
Academic
No Word Phonetic Example
vocabulary Definition
. form Transcription (Complete sentence)
(AWL)
n /ɪn.təˌsek.ʃən The theory of
the way in which
ˈæl.ə.ti/ intersectionality
different types of
highlights the
discrimination (=
multiple avenues
unfair treatment
1 Intersectionality through which
because of a person's
racial and
sex, race, etc.) are
gender
connected to and
oppression are
affect each other
experienced.
adj / treating everyone
2 Equitable ˈek.wɪ.tə.bəl/ fairly and in the same an equitable tax system
way
n /ˈten.dən.si/ If someone has a
tendency to do or like His tendency to
3 Tendency something, they will exaggerate is well
probably do it or like known.
it
n /ˈek.wɪ.ti/ the value of a
company, divided
into many equal parts
owned by the He sold his equity in
4 Equity
shareholders, or one the company last year.
of the equal parts into
which the value of a
company is divided
n /ˈstɪɡ.mə/ a strong feeling of
There is no longer any
disapproval that most
5 Stigma stigma to being
people in a society
divorced.
have about
 something, especially
when this is unfair
n /ˈpær.ə.ti/ Firefighters are
equality, especially of
6 Parity demanding pay parity
pay or position
with police.
n /ˈsteɪk Corporate executives
ˌhəʊl.dər/ need to think about the
a person or group of
whole business and
7 Stakeholder people who own a
how it creates value for
share in a business
customers and
stakeholders.
adj /ˌɪn.təˈseks/ having both male and The clinic helps
8 Intersex female sex organs, or children born with
relating to this state intersex conditions.
n /ˌtɜː.mɪ special words or
ˈnɒl.ə.dʒi/ expressions used in
9 Terminology relation to a scientific terminology
particular subject or
activity
v /ˈnʌl.ɪ.faɪ/ to make a legal The state death penalty
10 Nullifying agreement or decision law was nullified in
have no legal force 1977.

Academic Phonetic
No. WF Definition
vocabulary (AWL) Transcription
n /ˈdʒen.dər/ Gender equity refers to the fairness and
/ˈek.wɪ.ti/ justice in the distribution of benefits and
1 Gender equity
responsibilities between women and
men.
n /ˈdʒen.dər/ Gender Responsive means that the
/rɪˈspɒn.sɪv/ particular needs, priorities, power
2 Gender responsive structures, status and relationships
between men and women are recognized
and adequately
n /ˈsek.sjʊəl/ Sexual harassment is a type of
/ˈhær.əs.mənt/ harassment involving the use of explicit
or implicit sexual overtones, including
3 Sexual harassment
the unwelcome and inappropriate
promises of rewards in exchange for
sexual favors.
n /ˈdʒen.dər/ Gender mainstreaming is a strategy to
Gender
4 /ˈmeɪn.striː.mɪŋ/ achieve equality between women and
mainstreaming
men.
Gender parity in n /ˈdʒen.dər/ Gender parity in education can be
5 /ˈpær.ə.ti/
education calculated by dividing the number of
 female students at a given level of
education by the number of male
students at the same level.
n /ˌhəʊ.məˈfəʊ.bi.ə/
6 Homophobia a fear or dislike of gay people

adj /trænzˈdʒen.dər/ used to describe someone who feels that

they are not the same gender (= sex) as
7 Transgender
the gender (= sex) they were said to have
when they were born
n /seks/ Sex-disaggregated data are data that are
Sex-disaggregated
8 /dɪˈsæɡ.rɪ.ɡeɪt/ collected and analysed separately on
data
males and females.
n /ˈsek.sjʊəl/
an individual's personal sense of having
9 Sexual identity /aɪˈden.tə.ti/
a particular gender.
n /ˈsek.sjʊəl/ a person's identity in relation to the
/ˌɔː.ri.enˈteɪ.ʃən/ gender or genders to which they are
10 Sexual orientation sexually attracted; the fact of being
heterosexual, homosexual, etc.

2. Summary of content (Mind-map):

3. Reflection questions
According to Sandberg (2010), women are underrepresented in the highest
levels of the workforce because women are dropping out 
Are there other ways to explain the absence of female executives? 
ANSWER: There are four types of barriers to leadership for women: structural barriers,
institutional mindsets, individual mindsets and lifestyle choices. 
Do you think those reasons are the same in different fields or types of professions? Why (not) ? 
ANSWER: The reasons may alter through different fields, and women tend to be more familiar
with jobs that does not involve too much physical pressure.