近日,網路搜尋龍頭Google前高管性騷擾卻拿天價封口費離職,全球員工抗議性別、種族不公。對照台灣11月底選舉,也將性別平等(gender equality)教育納入公投,儘管「適齡」有爭論,但提案合格率超過90%,已獲社會重視。 【性別平等淺談】 ■gender equality 性別平等 A:Do you know why thousands of Google staff staged a series of walkouts globally? (你知道為何全球成千上百名Google員工發起出走潮嗎?) B:Sure, in protest of sexual misconducts and in pursuit of gender equality. (當然,抗議不當的性舉動和追求性別平等。) ■severance package 資遣費 A:The former executive even received a huge severance package after claims of sexual harassment. (前高階主管被指控性騷後竟收到天價的資遣費。) B:I think Google gets what it deserves for ignoring the benefits of its minority employees. (我覺得Google忽視弱勢員工的福利,罪有應得。) ■transparency 透明化 A:That's why it's important we urge complete transparency in gender equality education. (這就是為何全面促進性平教育透明化很重要。) B:Right, hopefully people won't grow up thinking sexual exploitation might be acceptable. (對啊,希望沒有人長大後認為性剝削或許是可接受的。) 【延伸關鍵字】 1. to stem from:來自於 2. exceptional:傑出的 3. affluent:富裕的 多益時事通工作團隊獨家授權