【正确答案】Candidate A: Do you think women face unequal treatment in getting promoted?
Candidate B: No, I don't think women face unequal treatment on their way to executive positions. The chances are equal for both men and women. And there are quite a few outstanding women in leading position in various organizations, including business
Candidate A: I cannot agree with your opinions. As far as promotion is concerned, women and men do not have equal opportunities. The trouble with women is they have to face a mostly male selective body, and chances are they will get promoted unless they are extremely outstanding; there are so many men of average capability promoted to high executive positions, for the mere fact that they are men.
Candidate B: I think the answer to why there are not as many female top executives as male ones can be found in women themselves. Many women seem to have fewer confidence in their own abilities.
Candidate A: But if we stop to consider what has caused women to think like that, we will know how unfair it is. Ours is largely a male dominated society. For centuries women have been taught to be modest, lack confidence in themselves and believe they are only fit for lesser jobs.
Candidate B: well, you see many women seem to be persuaded that they are inferior to their male colleagues and have no ambition to become executive tops.
Candidate A: It is true that some women have an inferiority complex and have no ambition to get promoted to top positions. But some women do overcome this inferiority complex and go all out to compete with their male colleagues; the result is they are always a failure.
Candidate B: Perhaps the responsibility of a higher position frightens them, so they simply give up. Perhaps they would like to stay in a less demanding job, which makes it easier for them to maintain a balance between their career and their family. I don't think there is a glass ceiling above them as some people have imagined.