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In my previous job, well before my current firm,
在進(jìn)入我現(xiàn)在這間公司之前，在我的工作中，
I was working with a man, we will call John.
我與一個(gè)男人共事，我們稱他約翰好了。
I had teamed up with John and was working hard,
我跟約翰組成一組，很努力地工作，
hoping he would notice how great I was
希望他能注意到我很能干。
and that he would come to support my case to make partner at the firm.
而他能夠幫助我的業(yè)務(wù)并成為我的公司伙伴。
I was, in addition to delivering on my consulting projects,
此外，我正集中完成我的咨詢項(xiàng)目，
writing passionately on the topic of women economic empowerment.
情緒激昂地著手寫(xiě)著關(guān)于女性經(jīng)濟(jì)自主的主題。
One day, I got to present my research to a roomful of MBA students.
有一天，我給滿屋子的工商管理學(xué)的碩士生呈現(xiàn)我的研究成果。
John was part of the audience listening for the first time to the details of my study.
約翰是第一次聆聽(tīng)我的研究細(xì)節(jié)其中的一名聽(tīng)眾。
As I proceeded with my presentation, I could see John in the corner of my eye.
當(dāng)我在進(jìn)行陳述時(shí)，我眼角可以看到約翰。
He had turned a dark shade of pink and had slid under his chair in apparent shame.
他的臉變成暗粉紅色，因?yàn)槊黠@的羞愧而滑下他的椅子。
I finished my presentation to an applauding audience
我在充滿掌聲的觀眾中完成了演講，
and we rushed out and jumped into the car. There he exploded.
而我們快速離開(kāi)并跳上車子。在那里他大發(fā)雷霆。
"What you did up there was unacceptable! You are a consultant, not an activist!"
“你做的事情是不可接受的！你是個(gè)顧問(wèn)，不是個(gè)激進(jìn)主義分子！”
I said, "John, I don't understand.
我說(shuō)“約翰，我不明白。
I presented a couple of gender parity indices, and some conclusions about the Arab world.
我展示了數(shù)個(gè)性別待遇平等指數(shù)，和一些關(guān)于阿拉伯世界的結(jié)論。
Yes, we do happen to be today at the bottom of the index,
是的，我們現(xiàn)在碰巧地是在這指數(shù)的底部，
but what is it that I said or presented that was not factual?"
但是有什么我說(shuō)的是不符合事實(shí)的地方嗎？”
To which he replied, "The whole premise of your study is wrong.
他回答，“你研究的所有前提都是錯(cuò)的。
What you are doing is dangerous and will break the social fabric of our society."
你正在做的事情很危險(xiǎn)而且將會(huì)破壞我們的社會(huì)結(jié)構(gòu)。”
He paused, then added,"When women have children, their place is in the home."
他停了下來(lái)，又補(bǔ)充道，“當(dāng)女人有小孩，她們歸屬就是在家里面。”
