Sexism: Female farmers fighting back ⏲️ 6 Minute English
Female farmers in many countries face sexism. Some are now finding ways to be more fairly treated. Find out more with Beth and Neil. 👇👇👇
❓❓❓ According to the UN’s World Food Programme, what is the world’s most popular vegetable?
a) onions?
b) tomatoes?
c) peppers?
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Vocabulary:
✔️sexism - the mistreatment of one sex based on the belief that the other one is better, usually that men are better than women.
✔️fluctuate - continually change; shift up and down
✔️risen dramatically - increased in a sudden and surprising way
✔️make a (big) difference - (idiom) significantly improve a situation
✔️savings and credit union - cooperative financial organisation where members pool their savings together so they can lend money to each other
✔️chip in - each person of a group gives some money to pay for something together
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