Find collocations relevant to gender equality and make sentences. Deep grievances, lightweight work, equal opportunities, gender equality, modern women, essentially equal, discriminatory practices, equal commissions, strict segregation, trophy wife, equal attention, equal respect, feminist environments, insufficiently masculine ... Is gender equality possible? While reading the two opposite opinions broadcast on Left, Right & Center (a public radio station), complete the opinions with appropriate collocations from the text. You’re provided with the first letter(s) for each of the blanks. Pro: Men and women have proved that they can compete for the same position and, therefore, should deserve 1) e_______ respect in society. Bias against women just because they are perceived to be 2) ins__________ masculine should be rooted out from our society. Women have also proven that, given 3) e_________ opportunities, they are equally capable of doing things and shouldering responsibilities just as men. 4) M_________ women hold high positions at top management levels. Several countries have women as the prime minister or president. Con: Gender equality is way too hard to be achieved. Women cannot be 5) es_______ equal to man because the belief that women are inferior to men is still deeply rooted in our society nowadays. We indeed see 6) dis_________ practices exist in one way or another; therefore, this means gender equality has not been achieved at all. We feel weird if a 7) tr________ wife is the dominant one in the family instead of her husband. It’s a matter of stereotype that we are never able to get rid of completely. 8) G______ equality is a beautiful, fantastic, wonderful dream only. . Pro: I believe gender equality is possible. Women and men earn 9) e_______ commissions when it comes to a business context, and in certain careers women can even earn more than men. I would argue that both women and men are living in 10) fe_______ environments. One area where I can see more progress is in evenly sharing household duties. Traditionally, women have been in charge of the so-called 11) li_________ work – taking care of children, cleaning and cooking, but with many women working full-time jobs like their husbands, men must 12) b________ routines now and help out with these tasks. Thankfully, I see more examples of men willing to do these things as time goes on.