标题: 补充阅读 31/63 ...= =再问下去都要独霸这个板块了.. [打印本页] 作者: mofell 时间: 2011-1-31 15:27 标题: 补充阅读 31/63 ...= =再问下去都要独霸这个板块了.. Passage 31 (31/63) The number of women directors appointed to corporate boards in the United States has increased dramatically, but the ratio of female to male directors remains low. Although pressure to recruit women directors, unlike that to employ women in the general work force, does not derive from legislation, it is nevertheless real. Although small companies were the first to have women directors, large corporations currently have a higher percentage of women on their boards. When the chairs of these large corporations began recruiting women to serve on boards, they initially sought women who were chief executive officers (CEO’s) of large corporations. However, such women CEO’s are still rare. In addition, the ideal of six CEO’s (female or male) serving on the board of each of the largest corporations is realizable only if every CEO serves on six boards. This raises the specter of director over-commitment and the resultant dilution of contribution. Consequently, the chairs next sought women in business who had the equivalent of CEO experience. However, since it is only recently that large numbers of women have begun to rise in management,the chairs began to recruit women of high achievement outside the business world.Many such women are well known for their contributions in government, education, and the nonprofit sector. The fact that the women from these sectors who were appointed were often acquaintances of the boards’ chairs seems quite reasonable: chairs have always considered it important for directors to interact (to act upon one another) comfortably in the boardroom. Although many successful women from outside the business world are unknown to corporate leaders, these women are particularly qualified to serve on boards because of the changing nature of corporations. Today a company’s ability to be responsive to the concerns of the community.and the environment can influence that company’s growth and survival. Women are uniquely positioned to be responsive to some of these concerns. Although conditions have changed, it should be remembered that most directors of both sexes are over fifty years old. Women of that generation were often encouraged to direct their attention toward efforts to improve the community. This fact is reflected in the career development (career development: 职业培训) of most of the outstandingly successful women of the generation now in their fifties, who currently serve on corporate boards: 25 percent are in education and 22 percent are in government, law, and the nonprofit sector. One organization of women directors is helping business become more responsive to the changing needs of society by raising the level of corporate awareness about social issues, such as problems with the economy, government regulation, the aging population, and the environment. This organization also serves as a resource center of information on accomplished women who are potential candidates for corporate boards.
我觉得文章结构 p1 点明problem——the ratio of female to male directors remains low. P2 讲了过去招聘女董事的方法从必须是大公司的CEO 到有类似CEO的经历再到recruit women of high achievement outside the business world.中间有提到前两者失败的原因：比如符合条件的人选rare，兼任导致的一系列弊端
P3 基本在说women 对企业的好处（这段好像有点混乱，前半部分还在说women of high achievement outside the business world对企业的好处，而后面在说women对企业的好处，那个修饰语没有了。有没有人可以解释一下...） P4 补充说明还有一个organization of women directors
8.It can be inferred from the passage that factors making women uniquelyvaluable members of modern corporate boards would include which of the following? I.The nature of modern corporations these women are particularly qualified to serve on boards because of the changing nature of corporations. II.The increased number of women CEO’s III.The careers pursued by women currently available to serve on corporate boards (A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and III only（D） (E) I, II, and III
3的意思是：现在可以为董事会工作的女性所追求的事业。 用currently serve on corporate boards定位到line44。 可以为董事会工作的女性，就是指那些50多岁的，在其他领域有成就的女性。她们追求的事业，其实就是那些line34提到的concerns of the community and the environment。作者: DeliciaAn 时间: 2015-3-10 16:25
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