vocabulary
Arbeitsbedingungen
working conditions
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.
The difference of amounts of money paid to women and men.
Name a job that is likely to be replaced in the near future.
bookkeeper
call-centre worker
truck driver
Elements or aspects you need to include in your introduction (name 3).
title
source
date of publication
content
context
ungelernt
unskilled
Explain the concept of 996.
Working from 9am to 9pm on six days a week
How much money in € is the current pay gap for the average hourly wage in Germany?
About 4 Euro.
Name a job that is less likely to be replaced.
designer
inventor
explorer
How can you structure the description of the editorial cartoon?
Arbeitskräfte, Belegschaft
workforce
Will leave no time to care for the elderly or for children
Is unfair and impractical
Causes burnout and unhappiness
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
How many people ´s jobs will be lost?
25 million
Name 3 types of text that can be found in editorial cartoons.
speech bubbles
captions
titles
signs / posters
jemanden entlassen
to lay somebody off
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
Explain the term motherhood penalty.
Women with children are disadvantaged in the labour market > pay gap between mothers and anyone else
Why can ´t robots or machines replace human beings in service industries such als beauty, psychotherapy, social work?
They all involve human relationships.
Fließband
assembly line
What do young employees expect from their job? Name two points.
more flexibility
parental leave
generous holiday time
option to work remotely
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.
Which jobs or processes should be given to robots? (2 points)
standardised procedures
single tasks
any job we dislike (boring, repetitive jobs)
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