Folder 5 - Fighting for equality
Fighting for gender equality
Antonyms
To increase To decrease
Synonyms
To increase To go up, to rise, to grow
To decrease To go down, to drop, decline
To show To depict, to feature, to reveal, to portray, to illustrate
Break the bias Prejudice
An anniversary A birthday
A battle cry A slogan, a call to arms
Candid Open, frank, honest
To fend off To defend yourself against
To generate To produce
To harass To bother, to stalk, to annoy
A household name A well-known person
A request An appeal
A setback An obstruction, a hindrance
To topple To bring down, to collapse
To galvanise To stimulate, to stir up
An advocate A promoter, a supporter
Tangible Real, concrete
To appoint To engage, to take on
For the record So that the facts are clear, for good understanding
An assumption A supposition, a guess
economic Relating to trade, industry and money
Economical Inexpensive, without wasting money
Other verbs
To stabilize
To remain the same
#MeToo movement
Started by who? Alyssa Milano
What? Alyssa tweeted and asked people to write ‘me too’ as a reply to her
tweet if they have been sexually harassed or assaulted.
Many celebrities responded (Lady Gaga), but also nurses, teachers,…
Fighting for gender equality
Antonyms
To increase To decrease
Synonyms
To increase To go up, to rise, to grow
To decrease To go down, to drop, decline
To show To depict, to feature, to reveal, to portray, to illustrate
Break the bias Prejudice
An anniversary A birthday
A battle cry A slogan, a call to arms
Candid Open, frank, honest
To fend off To defend yourself against
To generate To produce
To harass To bother, to stalk, to annoy
A household name A well-known person
A request An appeal
A setback An obstruction, a hindrance
To topple To bring down, to collapse
To galvanise To stimulate, to stir up
An advocate A promoter, a supporter
Tangible Real, concrete
To appoint To engage, to take on
For the record So that the facts are clear, for good understanding
An assumption A supposition, a guess
economic Relating to trade, industry and money
Economical Inexpensive, without wasting money
Other verbs
To stabilize
To remain the same
#MeToo movement
Started by who? Alyssa Milano
What? Alyssa tweeted and asked people to write ‘me too’ as a reply to her
tweet if they have been sexually harassed or assaulted.
Many celebrities responded (Lady Gaga), but also nurses, teachers,…
