Decide whether the following statements are right or wrong. For wrong sentences give right ones.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 561.

1. Most working women with children are refusing to put their job before their families.

2. Most mothers don't want to alter their working lifestyle.

3. More and more women in highflying careers continue to see their job as their top priority after giving birth.

4. 20 % of women are work-centred, about 20 % fall into the “adaptive” category and 60 % are home-centred, giving priority to their family life.

5. For the first time in history women have genuine choices due to social and economic changes in the society.

6. The “adaptive” women want the best of both worlds, that is to combine family and paid employment.

7. Most women who take on full-time work after having children fall into the “adaptive” category.

8. “Adaptive” women are unlikely to reach the top of profession.

9. The so-called “hundred-percenters” tend to be more focused on competitive activities and fit their family life around their work.

10. Work-centred women are the most “invisible” group.

11. During the survey carried out in Great Britain and Spain 3,700 people were questioned about their lifestyle choices.

4. Answer the following questions in written. Give your answers and don't use "copy and paste" buttons

1. What categories do working women fall into?

2. What is the top priority of work-centred women?

3. What do home-censed women give preference to?

4. What do “adaptives” choose?

5. What kinds of jobs do women having children choose to maintain balance between their home and work lives?

6. Can “adaptive” women reach the top of profession?

7. What activities are so-called “hundred-percenters” focused on?

8. Why do many work-centred women remain childless?

9. What group of women is called “invisible” and why?

10. How many people were questioned about their lifestyle choices in Great Britain and Spain?

11. Who carried out the survey?