Vocabulary

• gender equality: The state in which access to rights or opportunities is unaffected by gender.
• go on: To continue doing something
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• suffer from: To experience pain or distress; to be badly affected by.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• in terms of
• regardless of
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• consider: To think carefully about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• career: Particular occupation in professional life
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• account: An advantage
• fulfill: To finish or provide something successfully
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• gender: State of being male or female
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• inequality: Situation where things are not equal, fair
• hinder: To make something slow or difficult
• maternity: For or relating to the time of having a baby
• violation: Abuse, damage or total disregard
• annually: Every year; once a year
• generalize: To apply a particular idea to a large group
• unquestionably: With certainty