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Questions 14-19​

Reading Passage 2 has 7 paragraphs (A-G). State which paragraph discusses each of the points below. Write the appropriate letter (A-G) in boxes 14-19 on your answer sheet.

  1. The drawbacks of current company restructuring patterns.
  2. Associations that provide support for professional women.
  3. The success rate of female job applicants for management positions.
  4. Male and female approaches to job applications.
  5. Reasons why more women are being employed in the business sector.
  6. The improvement in female numbers on company management structures.

Questions 20-23​

The author makes reference to three consultants in the Reading Passage. Which of the list of points below do these consultants make? In boxes 20-23 write:

  • M if the point is made by Dr Marx
  • S if the point is made by Hilary Sears
  • A if the point is made by Ariane Berthoin Antal
  1. Selection procedures do not favour women.
  2. The number of female-run businesses is increasing.
  3. Male applicants exceed female applicants for top posts.
  4. Women hold higher positions now than they used to.

Questions 24-27​

Using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS answer the following questions. Write your answers in boxes 24-27 on your answer sheet.

  1. What change has there been in the number of women in top management positions detailed in the annual survey?
  2. What aspect of company structuring has disadvantaged women?
  3. What information tells us that more women are working nowadays?
  4. Which group of people should change their attitude to recruitment?

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Reading Passage 2 - Why some women cross the finish line ahead of men​

  1. E
  2. G
  3. A
  4. C
  5. F
  6. D
  7. A
  8. S
  9. M
  10. S
  11. (it has) double(d)//double//doubling
  12. de-layering
  13. demographic trends
  14. employers