Traditionally, women are generally known as 'the weaker sex' so people say they need to be protected. However, in terms of health, women are the strong, healthy ones - so, men are supposedly the weaker sex. Yvonne and Rob have been discussing this.
This week's question:
Compared with the early 1960s, each year, the number of men who enter medical schools in the UK has doubled. But how many women enter medical school each year?
a) About the same number
b) Triple the number
c) Ten-fold
Listen out for the answer in the programme.
Listen
Men are the weaker sex
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Vocabulary
- the weaker sex
not as strong as the other sex or gender
- angina
a heart condition
- business as usual
to carry on as normal
- didn't want to be a fuss
not wishing to disturb others
- didn't want to be a burden
not wishing to cause someone else a lot of worry or hard work
- lifestyle choices
things we choose to do in life, e.g. drinking, smoking, exercising or what a person eats
- an attitude
the way you think and feel about something or someone
- admit
agree that something is true
- vulnerability
not at your best; easily hurt, either physically or emotionally
- more accessible
easier to reach or use
