vocabulary
work life balance
gender pay gap
future of work
cartoon analysis
100

Arbeitsbedingungen

working conditions

100

What does the term work life balance mean?

The amount of time you spend doing your jobcompared with the amount of time you spendwith your family and doing things you enjoy.

100
Define the term gender pay gap.

The difference of amounts of money paid to women and men.

100

Name a job that is likely to be replaced in the near future.

bookkeeper

call-centre worker

truck driver

100

Elements or aspects you need to include in your introduction (name 3).

artist

title

source

date of publication

content

context

200

ungelernt

unskilled

200

Explain the concept of 996.

Working from 9am to 9pm on six days a week

200

How much money in € is the current pay gap for the average hourly wage in Germany?

About 4 Euro.

200

Name a job that is less likely to be replaced.

designer

inventor

explorer

200

How can you structure the description of the editorial cartoon?

Use expressions such as in the foreground, in the centre, at the top, at the bottom…
300

Arbeitskräfte, Belegschaft

workforce

300
Name at least two arguments against the 996 work ethics.

Will leave no time to care for the elderly or for children

Is unfair and impractical

Causes burnout and unhappiness

300

Reasons why only few women worked outside their house in the past. (2 reasons)

Women were not as well educated as men 

Discrimination

Traditional gender roles prevented workforce participation

Women were responsible for childcare

300

How many people ´s jobs will be lost?

25 million

300

Name 3 types of text that can be found in editorial cartoons.

speech bubbles

captions

titles

signs / posters

400

jemanden entlassen

to lay somebody off

400

Why do entrepreneurs advocate long working hours?

Hard work pays off in the long run and is necessary to be successful

Long work days are not an issue if you enjoy what you are doing

Musk believes the world cannot be changed on 40 hours a week

400

Explain the term motherhood penalty.

Women with children are disadvantaged in the labour market > pay gap between mothers and anyone else

400

Why can ´t robots or machines replace human beings in service industries such als beauty, psychotherapy, social work?

They all involve human relationships.

400
In which part and how do you give your own opinion?
The conclusion is there to evaluate the cartoon and comment on its effectiveness.
500

Fließband

assembly line

500

What do young employees expect from their job? Name two points.

more flexibility

parental leave

generous holiday time

option to work remotely

500

What turned out to be the real game changer to battle the pay gap in Iceland?

The introduction of an obligational paternal leave for both, men and women.

500

Which jobs or processes should be given to robots? (2 points)

any job with narrow job definition

standardised procedures

single tasks

any job we dislike (boring, repetitive jobs)

500

Name 2 design choices of artistic devices that can be analysed in the main part.

colour choice, facial expressions, exaggeration

irony, personification, play on words, comic style

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