Listening for ielts 7 Unit 1

Listening for IELTS
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Unit 1
: Listening Activity No. 18 
 
Researchers have done some investigation into what young people believe is a woman's place in society. 
Here is a report on some of their findings.
The Chinese are consistent supporters of sex equality with only 12% of young people believing that a 
woman's place is in the home. 93% are enthusiastic about sharing the housework and 83% of them 
believe that women should be paid the same for doing the same job. 80% think that nursing is a 
woman's job and 90% of them believe that milling is only men's work.
13% of Chinese, an extremely low percentage, believe cooking is solely a woman's job and 7%, even 
fewer, think that only she should do the washing.
For a more traditional view of a woman's place, turn to the Japanese, 52% think women belong in the 
home. 89% of young people believe that a couple should share the housework and get equal pay for 
doing the same job. 65% of them believe nursing is a good job for women and 90% believe that mining is 
solely men's work. 75% of them believe a woman should do the washing and 82% of them think she 
should do the cooking at home.
80% of Koreans believe men and women should get the same pay for the same job. 39% believe a 
woman's place is in the home. 75% of them believe that housework should be shared between men and 
women if both work, but there's almost a complete reversal when it comes to doing the washing and 
cooking. Here, very few believe in sharing the work, 62% and 63% respectively believe that women 
should do both. 85% of Koreans believe nursing is a woman's job and 87% think mining is a man's job.
Turning to Thailand, we find a country that's not over enthusiastic about equality: 45% of young 
couples believe that a woman should stay at home. However, there's an interesting 20% gap between 
whether cooking and washing are only women'8 jobs. 67% vote for women doing the washing, while 
only 47% feel the same way about cooking and 86% of Thais believe that housework should be shared 
between men and women. 87% of young people believe that men and women should be paid the same 
for the same job. 92% think nursing is women's work and 95% of them believe mining should be done by 
men.