Only 19% of Executives in China Are Women: Report
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Only 19% of Executives in China Are Women: Report
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报告:中国女性高管仅占19%
报告:中国女性高管仅占19%
Only 19% of Executives in China Are Women: Report
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Keywords
报告 - bàogào - to inform / to report / to make known / report / speech / talk
高管 - gāoguǎn - executive / senior management
咨询 - zīxún - to consult / to seek advice / consultation / (sales) inquiry (formal)
猎头 - liètóu - headhunting (i.e. recruitment)
崛起 - juéqǐ - to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power)
现状 - xiànzhuàng - current situation
白皮书 - báipíshū - white paper (e.g. containing proposals for new legislation) / white book
比例 - bǐlì - proportion / scale
程度 - chéngdù - degree (level or extent)
劳动 - láodòng - work / toil / physical labor
平均 - píngjūn - average / on average / evenly / in equal proportions
现象 - xiànxiàng - appearance / phenomenon
挑战 - tiǎozhàn - to challenge / challenge
肩负 - jiānfù - to shoulder (a burden) / to bear / to suffer (a disadvantage)
受访 - shòufǎng - to give an interview / to be interviewed / to respond to (questions, a survey etc.)
承担 - chéngdān - to undertake / to assume (responsibility etc.)
全身心 - quánshēnxīn - wholeheartedly / (to devote oneself) heart and soul
投入 - tóurù - to throw into / to put into / to throw oneself into / to participate in / to invest in / absorbed / engrossed
谨慎 - jǐnshèn - cautious / prudent
避开 - bìkāi - to avoid / to evade / to keep away from
风险 - fēngxiǎn - risk / hazard
充分 - chōngfèn - ample / sufficient / adequate / full / fully / to the full
犯错 - fàncuò - to err / to make a mistake / to do the wrong thing
领导 - lǐngdǎo - lead / leading / to lead / leadership / leader
争取 - zhēngqǔ - to fight for / to strive for / to win over
圈子 - quānzi - circle / ring
平庸化 - píngyōnghuà - banalisation / trivialise / mediocrity
偏见 - piānjiàn - prejudice
认可 - rènkě - to approve / approval / acknowledgment / OK
合伙人 - héhuǒ rén - partner / associate
企业 - qǐyè - company / firm / enterprise / corporation
平等 - píngděng - equal / equality
创造 - chuàngzào - to create / to bring about / to produce / to set (a record)
效益 - xiàoyì - benefit / effectiveness / efficiency
发挥 - fāhuī - to display / to exhibit / to bring out implicit or innate qualities
潜力 - qiánlì - potential / capacity
采取 - cǎiqǔ - to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
行动 - xíngdòng - operation / action / to move / mobile
克服 - kèfú - (try to) overcome (hardships etc) / to conquer / to put up with / to endure
挖掘 - wājué - to excavate / to dig / to unearth
Grammar
低于 + Quantity / Level - Expressing "to be lower than…" with "dīyú + Quantity / Level"
白皮书称,中国仅有19%的高管是女性,该比例低于英国、美国和澳大利亚近25%的水平。

此外… - Expressing "in addition / furthermore…" with "cǐwài…"
此外,中国女性的劳动参与率高于其他国家,达到了62%,高于全球平均水平,即46%。

A + 高于 + B - Expressing "greater than / to exceed…" with "A + gāoyú + B" (used to compare abstract nouns)
此外,中国女性的劳动参与率高于其他国家,达到了62%,高于全球平均水平,即46%。

此次... - Expressing "this time…" with "cǐcì..."
此次白皮书中总结出了造成这一现象的四大挑战:
此次研究发现,女性高管对企业价值创造的重要性,若是女性不能充分发挥自身的潜力,企业也无法实现全部的潜力。

无法 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing to be "unable / incapable of doing sth" with "wúfǎ + Verb / Verb Phrase"
约有83%的受访女性表示,她们需要承担更多的家庭责任使她们无法全身心的投入工作。
约有80%的受访者表示,她们无法融入高管圈子。
此次研究发现,女性高管对企业价值创造的重要性,若是女性不能充分发挥自身的潜力,企业也无法实现全部的潜力。

因而… - Expressing "therefore / and as a result…" with "yīn'ér…"
还有近60%的受访女性表示,她们担心自己会犯错,因而在向高层领导争取机会时会犹豫不决。
因而,贝恩公司和史宾沙建议,中国企业应该采取积极行动,来帮助职场女性克服挑战,充分挖掘“她力量”。

Noun / Adj. + 化 - Suffix added to the end of nouns or adj. to turn them into verbs with "Noun / Adj. + huà" (similar to adding "-ify / -ise / isation")
第四,女性被“平庸化”,受到先入为主的偏见。
有47%的受访女性表示,女性被“平庸化”的偏见使得她们更难得到应有的认可。

对于 + Action Target + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "as far as sth is concerned / with regards to…" with "duìyú + Action Target + Verb / Verb Phrase" (usually emphasises the thing it is referring to)
贝恩公司全球合伙人沈忱指出,对于企业来说,女性高管的比例不仅代表是否达到了“职场平等”,还关系着价值创造和效益提升。

是否 + Verb / Adj. - Expressing "whether (or not) / is or isn't..." with "shìfǒu… + Verb / Adj."
贝恩公司全球合伙人沈忱指出,对于企业来说,女性高管的比例不仅代表是否达到了“职场平等”,还关系着价值创造和效益提升。

Word + 性 - Expressing a property / characteristic / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective (similar to adding "-ility", "-ness" or "-ic") with "xìng"
此次研究发现,女性高管对企业价值创造的重要性,若是女性不能充分发挥自身的潜力,企业也无法实现全部的潜力。

若... - Expressing "like / as / if..." with "ruò..."
此次研究发现,女性高管对企业价值创造的重要性,若是女性不能充分发挥自身的潜力,企业也无法实现全部的潜力。
Grammar
低於 + Quantity / Level - Expressing "to be lower than…" with "dīyú + Quantity / Level"
白皮書稱,中國僅有19%的高管是女性,該比例低於英國、美國和澳大利亞近25%的水平。

此外… - Expressing "in addition / furthermore…" with "cǐwài…"
此外,中國女性的勞動參與率高於其他國家,達到了62%,高於全球平均水平,即46%。

A + 高於 + B - Expressing "greater than / to exceed…" with "A + gāoyú + B" (used to compare abstract nouns)
此外,中國女性的勞動參與率高於其他國家,達到了62%,高於全球平均水平,即46%。

此次... - Expressing "this time…" with "cǐcì..."
此次白皮書中總結出了造成這一現象的四大挑戰:
此次研究發現,女性高管對企業價值創造的重要性,若是女性不能充分發揮自身的潛力,企業也無法實現全部的潛力。

無法 + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing to be "unable / incapable of doing sth" with "wúfǎ + Verb / Verb Phrase"
約有83%的受訪女性表示,她們需要承擔更多的家庭責任使她們無法全身心的投入工作。
約有80%的受訪者表示,她們無法融入高管圈子。
此次研究發現,女性高管對企業價值創造的重要性,若是女性不能充分發揮自身的潛力,企業也無法實現全部的潛力。

因而… - Expressing "therefore / and as a result…" with "yīn'ér…"
還有近60%的受訪女性表示,她們擔心自己會犯錯,因而在向高層領導爭取機會時會猶豫不決。
因而,貝恩公司和史賓沙建議,中國企業應該采取積極行動,來幫助職場女性克服挑戰,充分挖掘「她力量」。

Noun / Adj. + 化 - Suffix added to the end of nouns or adj. to turn them into verbs with "Noun / Adj. + huà" (similar to adding "-ify / -ise / isation")
第四,女性被「平庸化」,受到先入為主的偏見。
有47%的受訪女性表示,女性被「平庸化」的偏見使得她們更難得到應有的認可。

對於 + Action Target + Verb / Verb Phrase - Expressing "as far as sth is concerned / with regards to…" with "duìyú + Action Target + Verb / Verb Phrase" (usually emphasises the thing it is referring to)
貝恩公司全球合伙人沈忱指出,對於企業來說,女性高管的比例不僅代表是否達到了「職場平等」,還關系著價值創造和效益提升。

是否 + Verb / Adj. - Expressing "whether (or not) / is or isn't..." with "shìfǒu… + Verb / Adj."
貝恩公司全球合伙人沈忱指出,對於企業來說,女性高管的比例不僅代表是否達到了「職場平等」,還關系著價值創造和效益提升。

Word + 性 - Expressing a property / characteristic / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective (similar to adding "-ility", "-ness" or "-ic") with "xìng"
此次研究發現,女性高管對企業價值創造的重要性,若是女性不能充分發揮自身的潛力,企業也無法實現全部的潛力。

若... - Expressing "like / as / if..." with "ruò..."
此次研究發現,女性高管對企業價值創造的重要性,若是女性不能充分發揮自身的潛力,企業也無法實現全部的潛力。
Proper Nouns
贝恩公司 - Bèiēn Gōngsī - Bain & Company (US management consulting company)
史宾沙 - Shǐbīnshā - Spencer Stuart (US global executive search and leadership consulting company)
澳大利亚 - Àodàlìyà - Australia

Idioms
凤毛麟角 - fèngmáolínjiǎo - lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns / fig. few and far between
犹豫不决 - yóu​yù​bù​ju - hesitancy / indecision / to waver
三思后行 - sānsīhòuxíng - lit. to think three (several) times then act / fig. to look before you leap
先入为主 - xiānrùwéizhǔ - the first impression is the strongest / to hold a preconceived notion (about sth)
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