II. Listen and complete the sentences by writing only one word or number.

Hello, and thank you for inviting me to ask about (5) …………. equality. Well, first, let’s begin with equality in wages. Wage discrimination happens when workers are equally qualified and perform the same work, but some workers are paid more than others. Very often, wage discrimination affects women (6)…………... On average, women work more than men, but they earn much less. I can give you some information. Women perform sixty­six percent of the world’s work, and produce fifty percent of the food, but earn ten percent of the income and own one percent of the (7)…………... In families where both parents work, for example, men and women spend about equal amounts of time working, but women still have to spend more time on housework. So, how are governments (8)………….. the problem of (9) …………….. in wages? As far as I know, many countries now allow and encourage women to join the army, the police forces, and the fire services. On the other hand, more and more men are now working in jobs like nursing, cleaning, and childcare.