A. SHOULD B. MUST C. NEED D. DON’T HAVE TOREAD THE FOLLOWING PASSA...
27. A. should
B. must
C. need
D. don’t have to
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct
answer to each of the question
When many people think of women in Asian culture, they think of a male dominated
society where women don’t have as many rights as their male counterparts. However, the
Filipino are different. Filipino women have always enjoyed greater equality than women
in other nations in Southeast Asia.
For starters, Filipino women today serve as heads in the family arrangement, handing the
money, acting as religious mentors and even arranging marriages for their sons and
daughters. This is a sharp contrast to women being subjugated to their husbands.
This does not mean that they have equality everywhere. In the workplace, Filipino
women are paid less and are often hired for lower positions even if they are qualified to
earn more money. On the home front, women carry a heavy burden in the homes in order
to support them financially while men keep their money and are not obligated to the
family.
Thankfully, strides are being made to equalize this perception of inequality. Human
Resources Managements are seeing to it that a lot more women hold high ranking
positions in large and small organizations. More women are holding managerial positions
in banks, government, and multinational companies.
Even though they have had a female president, involvement in politics is not considered
women’s business, and many women still hold to the tradition that a woman cannot take a
higher position than her husband. Part of this mindset is due to the effect of colonization
on Filipino women.
Like women in many parts of the world, Filipino women have had to fight for their
proper place in their society. They have worked hard to extend themselves beyond the
confines of their homes and show that they have the strength and power to control
business and politics.