聯合國呼籲促進男女平等

　　6月25日CNN聽力：結合國號令增進男女同等及付與女性權力

　　Stateside,eight people have officially announcedtheir candidacy for U.S. president in 2016.

　　Four senators,one former secretary of state andsenator,one retired doctor,one former businessexecutive-now,a former governor has joined them.

　　Mike Huckabee served in the state of Arkansas.

　　He announced yesterday that he'll be seeking thenomination for the Republican Party.

　　Roll Call,let's see who's watching this Wednesday.

　　If you find yourself in Boca Raton,Florida,watch out for Sharks.

　　Spanish River High School is here today.

　　Dayton is a city in southeastern Washington state,and it's where the Bulldogs are hunkered.Hello to Dayton High School.

　　And one state south in the Beaver State,Medford Opportunity High School is online in Medford.

　　It's in southwestern Oregon.

　　The United Nations just wrapped an event focused on gender equality.

　　A number of international universities are committing themselves to it,as are some world andbusiness leaders.

　　Gender equality is the concept that men and women had exactly the same opportunities andrights in society,that they aren't discriminated against based on gender.

　　This can include what people are allowed to do,where they work,what their pay-these all factorin to gender equality.

　　Women in the United States have it better than many in the world.

　　They aren't forced into marriage at a young age.

　　They can live the house without their husband's permission.

　　They can pursue an education,serve on a jury and vote.

　　But there are ways the U.S. lags behind other nations.

　　For starters,roughly 84 percent of countries,including Afghanistan,guarantee gender equality intheir constitutions.

　　The U.S. Constitution does not.

　　Then,there's paid maternity leave.

　　Studies show it's good for families and for businesses,which is why many countries insist on it.

　　In France,for example,women are guaranteed at least 16 weeks paid maternity leave,26 weeks ifit's their third child.

　　New moms in Estonia get two full years of paid leave.

　　Only four countries in the world do not guarantee any form of paid maternity leave.

　　The United States is one of them.

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