How are women entrepreneurs changing the world?

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[...] Exercises about the text Lexical work: find the English equivalents in the text § 1 : surmonter / énorme §2 : construire / résoudre / rassemblement §3 : marches émergentes §5 : au bas de l'échelle sociale §6 : vivace/ hypothéquer/ pays en voie de développement Check the facts §1: Which problem do women have to face when they start a business? Which company organized the conference? When did it take place? §4,5: Who is Leila Velez? Give all the details you can about her and her business. § Who is Katherine Sampson? [...]

[...] You may illustrate with examples (50/100 words). Use your vocabulary and translate these sentences into English Il est difficile pour les femmes de gravir les échelons dans leurs entreprises. Elles ne reçoivent pas assez de soutien et sont pénalisées en matière de promotion. Le plafond de verre est une réalité. Si les directeurs sont nommés dans plusieurs conseils d'administration, ils ne peuvent pas se concentrer sur leurs responsabilités. Il faut motiver les conseils d'administration afin de changer leur façon de recruter, de façon à choisir la diversité plutôt que la pensée de groupe. [...]

[...] How are women entrepreneurs changing the world? A short text about women entrepreneurs Rio de Janeiro. Women entrepreneurs are changing the world. While they're at it, they're making a lot of money - sometimes a whole lot of money. It's inspirational to see some of the women who are becoming economic powerhouses internationally, often overcoming huge obstacles and discrimination. I've just met many of them at the second annual Dell Women's Entrepreneur Network global conference here. The conference was an inspirational coming together of women from diverse nations who are building substantial business, creating jobs and solving problems. [...]

[...] Now she has 11 salons, serving 1,000 customers a day. With 1,300 employees, she's doing more than just changing women's appearances; she's changing people's lives. « Seventy percent of our employees are ex-customers, most coming from the favelas, » she said. But Velez has bigger plans. « I've already chosen the street in New York where I'm going to reach my dream ». Having get Leila, I have no doubt she will. But it's not just developing countries where women are building vibrant companies. [...]