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BY TARA SWANN
Some historic and impressive* numbers about
1893: year
41
70
5 women leaders
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years on the throne* Queen Elizabeth II acceded* to the throne on 6 February 1952, aged 25, and has worked with 14 different prime ministers! She is Britain’s longest-serving* monarch, and will, we hope, have celebrated her 70th year as Queen by* the time you read this!
4 million people mobilised
in the European Union
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At the start of 2022, there were women leaders in five countries in the EU*: Finland, Estonia, Lithuania, Denmark and Sweden. Germany’s Angela Merkel liberated her post as leader after 16 consecutive years and 16 days in power*, last November. [Sources: Euronews, BBC, ABC News/fortune.com, Time magazine]
In 2021, 41 women were running* businesses on the Fortune 500, which classifies* America’s 500 largest companies. In contrast, there were only two women on the list in 2000! 2021 also saw the first female CEO* of a major Wall Street bank.
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… in New Zealand, that* is. Yes, NZ was the first independent country in which all women had the right* to vote in parliamentary elections. In Britain, women would have to wait until 1928 for equal* voting rights and in France, until 1944!
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women can vote
women
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was busy in 2019. On 20 September, she inspired four million people to join* the global* climate strike – the largest climate demonstration* in history. That year, she also gave* a speech at the United* Nations and met the Pope!
VOCABULARY P.6 accede to the thone: accéder au trône achieve: atteindre by the time: quand
CEO (chief executive officer): P.-D.G. classify: classer demonstration: manifestation
Pow! Last year Taylor Swift smashed* a 54-year-old Beatles’ record after achieving* three UK No.1 albums in just 259 days – Folklore, Evermore and Fearless (Taylor’s Version). The Beatles’ record for three No.1 hits was 364 days.
equal (voting rights): les mêmes (droits de vote) EU (European Union): UE, Union européenne
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give (p. gave) a speech: faire un discours global climate strike:
grève mondiale pour le climat impressive: impressionnant join: rejoindre
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albums in 259 days!
longest-serving: en fonction depuis le plus longtemps power (in): au pouvoir right (to vote): droit de vote
run (a business): diriger une entreprise smash: anéantir that is: c’est-à-dire throne: trône United Nations (UN): Nations unies
