名校励志英语演讲 第186期:一切皆有可能(8)

[00:00.01]This not only proved unfair, it also proved to be a poor business decision. 这不仅不公平，也是一个很糟糕的决策。 [00:07.35]The lack of women in management came to hurt Avon. 没有女性参与的管理层开始给雅芳的业务带来损害。 [00:13.43]Between 1975 and 1985, more than twelve and a half million women entered the United States work force. 在1975年到1985年间，超过1250万妇女加入美国的就业大军。 [00:21.06]These working women had to be served in new ways. 这些职业妇女需要新的服务。 [00:24.43]But, at that time, Avon's leadership team was still made up entirely of men. 但是，那时雅芳的领导团队还是全部由男性组成， [00:32.09]Women's voices weren't heard as we planned our marketing strategy and as a result, sales in our largest market suffered. 我们规划市场战略时听不到女性的声音，结果便是我们在美国这个最大市场上的销售情况受到冲击。 [00:41.38]Fortunately, Avon learned to change. Men and women now work together as equal business partners. 幸运的是，雅芳学会了改变。男性和女性现在作为平等的商业搭档一起工作， [00:49.07]They learn from each other and respect each other. 他们互相学习，互相尊重。 [00:52.24]We still offer our male executives an outstanding career opportunity, but now women have an equal chance to succeed. 我们仍向男性高级管理者提供最佳的职业发展机会，但现在，女性有了同样的成功的可能性。 [01:01.46]Today, six out of eleven of Avon's board of directors are women. My number two executive is a woman. 今天，雅芳的11位董事会成员中有6位是女性，我的助手是一名女性， [01:10.13]Almost half of our management staff around the world are women. 我们全球的管理层几乎一半是女性。 [01:14.39]And importantly, we have put in place special programs to develop the next generation of women 重要的是，我们设立了专门的项目来培养下一代女性职员， [01:22.05]who are being trained and prepared to become General Managers in markets all over the world. 准备把她们培养成全球各个市场的总经理。

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