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China dropped is
decades-long, one-child policy several years ago to allow each family to have
two children. This change has put 270 million married women of childbearing age
in the position of choosing between family and work. The employers also face
big challenges as more female workers will have two maternity leaves (产假) for a total of seven to
eight months.
In a survey published by
classified advertising website Ganji.com,career women who might be
considering having a second child were asked what kinds of pressure they might
expect. More than 76 percent of the women who were questioned mentioned
concerns about the financial burden of raising two children, while more than 71
percent said it would be difficult to balance career and family. In addition,
nearly 56 percent said that having a second child would definitely have a
negative effect on their career.
Another survey conducted by
Chongging-based human resources website job. cg. qq. com found that over 70
percent of job seekers believe that having a second child would make females
less popular in the job market, although two-thirds of the employers said the
policy will make no difference in their employment of staff.
Feng Lijuan, a senior
expert on human resources at 51 job. com, a leading Chinese job finding
platform, said she would not say "there is prejudice against career women."
Feng said Chinese women shoulder more family responsibility. "It is not
only about maternity leave; a female employee might only fully get back to work
after three to five years after having her first child."
Wang Yixin, a senior
employment adviser, said the positive side is that more companies are trying to
attract more talents by providing support to career women. "Different from
before, it is not only employers choosing employees. Many talents, including
professional career women, also chose employers." said Wang. "According
to our survey, many large companies are very open to their employees'choice of
having a second child."
(1)
According to the second survey, having a second child would .
A . have no effect on career women
B . have a negative effect on career women
C . have a positive effect on career women
D . have both positive and negative effects on career women
(2)
According the first survey,what are women concerned about when having two children? ①Financial burden of raising two children ②Fewer opportunities to get a pay rise ③Negative effects on their career ④Difficulty in balancing career and family
A . ①②③
B . ②③④
C . ①③④
D . ①②④
(3)
Women employees take longer time to concentrate on work after childbirth because ..
A . there is more prejudice against career women
B . they shoulder more family responsibility
C . they have longer maternity leaves to enjoy
D . having a second child makes them less popular
(4)
Which is the best title for the passage?
A . Effects of Two-child Policy on Women
B . Disadvantages of Raising Two Children
C . Responsibilities of Career Women
D . Different attitudes of Employers to Women
答案: B
C
B
A