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Construction and construction management are also among the _________________________________ jobs for women with_______________________________________________ and leadership. These are also jobs with learn-while-you-earn training programs, making them financially feasible careers to enter or to ___________________ into. The trades desperately need women, too. With over 300,000 jobs left ___________________________, women are a hugely __________________ ______. And this is a time when the _______________ for ________________________________ is only growing. And new building technologies will _____________ new skills and new ______________________ to __________________________________________ it's always been done. We already understand the_____________of having more women in historically male-dominated spaces, like_____________, C-suites and STEM. What is it going to take for tradeswomen to ______________________and to __________________? We do need a few things from the ______________ in greater numbers. We need more __________________________________ and more _______________________________. And we need leaders of all genders to ______________, ________________ for a better ________________________ and to bring others along with them. But our best ____________________________ is looking to the future. We must create ____________________________ for the next generation of tradeswomen to learn technical skills while being unconditionally supported by a community of other women.
Construction and construction management are also among the fastest growing jobs for women with clear paths into advancement and leadership. These are also jobs with learn-while-you-earn training programs, making them financially feasible careers to enter or to transition into. The trades desperately need women, too.
建筑和建筑管理也是女性增长最快的职业之一,有明确的晋升通道。这些工作也是边学习边挣钱的训练项目,这让它们经济上可行,适合新手或者跳槽者。这些工作也急需女性的参与。
financially [faɪˈnænʃəlɪ] adv. 财政上 feasible [ˈfiːzəbl] adj.可行的 transition [trænˈzɪʃn] n.v 转变 desperately [ˈdɛspərətli] adv.拼命地;不顾一切地;绝望地
With over 300,000 jobs left unfilled, women are a hugely untapped labor pool. And this is a time when the demand for infrastructure is only growing. And new building technologies will require new skills and new perspectives to break from the way it's always been done. We already understand the value of having more women in historically male-dominated spaces, like politics, C-suites and STEM.
由于有超过30万个工作岗位空缺,女性是一个巨大的未开发劳动力库。这是一个对基础设施的需求只增不减的时期。新的建筑技术将需要新的技能和新的视角来打破以往的做法。我们已经知道让女性参与到政治、企业决策层和STEM等曾由男性主导的领域之中的重要性和价值。
unfilled adj.空缺的 词根fill v.填补 untapped adj.未发掘的 词根:tap v.发掘 infrastructure [ˈɪnfrəstrʌktʃər] n.基础设施 break from the way 打破常规 male-dominated 男性主导的
What is it going to take for tradeswomen to take part and to take over? We do need a few things from the industry in greater numbers. We need more active recruitment and more equitable hiring practices. And we need leaders of all genders to step up, advocate for a better workplace culture and to bring others along with them.
那我们需要做些什么来让女性参与和接管呢?我们确实需要在这个行业看到更多的东西。我们需要更多活跃的招聘和合理公正的招聘手段。我们也需要所有性别的领导人站出来倡导更好的工作文化来带动其他人。
take part 参与 take over 接管 recruitment [rɪˈkruːtmənt] n.招收,招聘 equitable [ˈekwɪtəbl] adj. 公平的 advocate [ˈædvəkeɪt , ˈædvəkət] v.拥护,支持,提倡;n.拥护者
But our best invested effort is looking to the future. We must create intentional spaces for the next generation of tradeswomen to learn technical skills while being unconditionally supported by a community of other women.
但我们投入最大的努力是展望未来。我们必须创造有意的空间,让下一代女性学习技术技能,同时无条件地得到其他女性群体的支持。
look to the future 展望未来