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Toinvestinwomen'seducationandhealthisimportantfortheoverallwelfareofthehumansociety.The1)(reason)forsayingsoisobvious,thatis,womenareplayingimportantrolesinmodernsociety.Thepoliticianswho2)(levy)taxesshouldknowthatwomencontributeto40percentoftheworld'sproductioninagriculture,aquarterinindustry,andathirdinservices.Womenfarmersinthedevelopingcountriesgrowatleast50percentoftheworld'sfood.Inadditionto3)(generating)income,womencontinuetotakeresponsibilitiesforhouseholdactivitiessuchaschildcare,cleaningandpreparingfood,whicharesometimesnotas4)(lightweight)andeasyasgenerallythought.Yetwomen'sproductivityremainslow.Improvingwomen'sproductivitycangreatlybenefiteconomicgrowthandpoverty5)(reduction),whicharekeydevelopmentgoalsaroundtheworld.Hence,to6)(enhance)women'sstatusisavitalpartoftheWorldBank'sstrategyforbroadlybasedeconomicandhumanresourcedevelopment.Toimprovewomen'swelfarecallsfortheeffortsofbothwomenandmen.Iflong-termchangeintheconditionsofwomenistobe7)(achieved),theactionsandattitudesofmenmustchange,ratherthansimplyto8)(emancipate)womenfromoldconventions.Problemsaffectingwomenareoftencloselyrelatedtothesocial9)(relationships)betweenmenandwomen.Forexample,itisimpossibletodealwithwomen'shealthproblemseffectivelythrough10)(approaches)thatinvolveonlywomen.Manywomen'shealthproblemsareembeddedinunequalgenderrelationinworkloads,responsibilitiesforfamilywelfare,aswellasaccesstoresourcesanddecision-making.Insomeurbancenters,workaholismissocommonthatpeopledonotconsideritunusual:Theyacceptthelifestyleasnormal.GovernmentworkersinWashingtonD.C.,forexample,1)(frequently)work60to70hoursaweek.Theydon'tdothisbecausetheyhaveto;theydoitbecausetheywantto.Workaholismcanbeaseriousproblem.Trueworkaholics,beingdeeply2)immersedintheirwork,allowthemselveslitllornotimetotakebreaks.Theyliketoworkwithoutbeing3)disrupted,andtheyprobablydon'tknowhowtorelax.Butisworkaholismalwaysbad?Perhapsnot.Therearepeoplewhoworkwellunder4)stress.Besides,somestudiesshowthatmanyworkaholicshavegreatenergyandinterestintheirown5)(sphere).Theirworkissopleasurablethattheyareactuallyveryhappy.Formostworkaholics,workandentertainmentarethesamething.Theirwork6)(challenges)them,keepingthembusyandgenuinelyengaged.Whydoworkaholicsenjoydoingtheirjobssomuch?Ofcoursetheygetpaychecksfromit,butitishardto7)(quantify)thepleasurewithmoney.Itoffersmorethan8)(financial)security.Psychologistsclaimthatworkgivespeopleanidentityandprovidesthemwithself-confidence.Peoplehaveafeelingofsatisfactionwhenthey9)(administrate)abusinesswellorcompleteachallengingpieceofwork.Inaddition,mostjobsprovideasociallyacceptablewayforpeopletomeetothers.So,thoughsomepeoplearecompulsiveabouttheirwork,their10)addictionseemstobeasafeorevenanadvantageousone.Theyfeelemptyandincompletewhentheyareinvolvedinactivitiesnotrelatedtowork.Iwasonceinarelationshipwithawomanwhowasthemostbrliant,creativeanddrivenpersonI'deverknown.Itoldherthesethingsoftenbecauseshedidn'tseeherselfthisway,despite1)achievinggreatsuccessandacclaiminherprofessionalfield.Shewasalso2)gorgeousandsexy,thoughsheseemednottorealizethiseither,soItoldherthesethingstoo.ButwhileIthoughtitwasmoreimportanttopraiseherrillince,itseemedtomeanmoretoherthatshewas3)consideredattractive.Myexperiencewiththisgirfiendexemplifiesacommonphenomenoninlife-whenitcomestocomplimentingawoman,menoftenwalkaverydifiultline.Ofcourse,4)contextmatters.Inaprofessionalsetting,talkingaboutappearanceisofteninappropriate,butatasinglesclub,itmaybeimportant.Shewillbeverypleasedifamanthinksherclothesand5)accessoriesarepretty,orherhairlookswonderful.However,thingsinbetweenthesetwocasesareunclear.Womenhaveeveryrighttoberecognizedand6)appreciatedfortheirintlligenceandcreativity.Butatthesametime,theywanttobeadmiredfortheirlooksaswell,forexample,theirperfectskin7)complexionandelegantoufits.Unfortunately,mostguysdon'tunderstandthis.Ifwereceivecomplimentsfromwomen,they'reusuallyaboutourachievements,notourlooks.Mostofusdon'texpectawomantotellushow8)handsomeorsexyweare,andsomeofuswouldfindithardtoregardsucha(n)9)commentassincere.l'mnotsayingit'sveryhardtobeaguythesedays.Itisimportantforeverymantounderstandhowtotreatwomenwithbothrespectand10)admirationButasfarastherightbalanceofthesetwoisconcerned,wereallyhavenoframeofreference,especiallywhenitcomestolooks.Haveyoueverheardpeoplesaythattheytendtobemoreofaright-brainorleft.brainthinker?Frombookstotelevisionprograms,youhaveprobablyheardtheterm1)_mentioned_numeroustimes,orperhapsyouhaveeventakenanonlinetestto2)_determine_whichtypebestdescribesyou.Dodifferentpartsofthebrainreallycontroldifferentbodilyandmentalfunctions?Overtheyears,atheorythathas3)_gained_inpopularityisthattherightbrainandtheleftbrainare4)_responsible_fordifferentmodesofthoughtandthatthewayinwhichapersonthinkswilldependonwhichsideofhisbrainworksmoreactively.Peoplewhorelymore5)_heavily_ontherighthalfoftheirbraintendtobemoreimaginativeandspontaneous.Theyareinterestedinpattens,shapesandsizes,fortherightbrainisassociatedwith6)_artistic_abilitylikesinging,painting,writingpoetry,etc.Lef-