Re: Le groupe français 2016 - 2017 Les Voyageurs
Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 2:57 pm
Congratulations; you folks are really advanced.
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Carmody wrote:Fortheo
Would you please tell me how much of this interview you understand? 50%, 90%?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTjRNmBL3Qc
I personally found it too fast for me .
Thanks.
The national statistics institute in France (INSEE) shared some data about the evolution of the gender inequality in France. It is getting better but the progress is slow. Women get paid less for the same job, the same diploma. They are as much educated as men but the wage inequality here is still around 24% (vs. 27% in 1995…), women are less impacted by unemployment (but got more part-time jobs).
Now some indicator based on economic aspect can vary among different institute (see this article in French ). We can also discuss domestic violence and harassment and other types of crime which seems almost the norm in France.
A woman is murdered by her partner every 3 days in France.
44% of French women witnessed physical and/or sexual violence by a partner or a non-partner since the age of 15.
Surprisingly, Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Denmark, and Finland) have an even higher rate (the highest rate in Europe). So perhaps the way people perceive violence or abuse can differ among countries. I am not looking for an excuse here but it seems interesting to see the huge gap between Denmark with 52% vs. 19% in Poland. But I digress.
Many French women also complain about the behavior of some pigs in the street making some sexist comments. Probably one of the most annoying and widespread issue for women and sometimes gives some bad press for French guys.
rdearman wrote:Out of curiosity, does anyone know of some French MOOC's which are completed, but are still online? Basically I don't want to join a class or bother with the course work, but I wouldn't mind watching all the lectures.
Tomás wrote:Here's a really nice MOOC at FUN-MOOC: "Échanges et proximité : la première loi de la géographie".
It's a cultural geography course on migration, with lots of cool maps, and is ongoing right now. I've watched the first twenty minutes of lectures. What I like about it, aside from the content, is that the prof speaks very slowly and clearly. If I don't understand her, it's not her fault.
Ingaræð wrote:I was wondering about MOOCs: if you have difficulty with keeping to course timetables, or getting assignments done on time, do you 'get into trouble' with the organisers? Would they prevent you from enrolling on future MOOCs? I'd really like to do some, but I can't deal with additional stress right now.
Tomás wrote:No, they don't care. You can watch the videos on your own schedule and ignore the tests and assignments in most of them.