{"id":17259,"date":"2021-02-17T13:10:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T12:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=17259"},"modified":"2021-06-22T08:27:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T06:27:25","slug":"european-space-agency-to-recruit-females-and-disabled-astronauts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/02\/european-space-agency-to-recruit-females-and-disabled-astronauts\/","title":{"rendered":"European Space Agency to Recruit Females and Disabled Astronauts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of little boys dream of becoming astronauts. It is quite rare to hear little girls express interest in goign into space. But perhaps it\u2019s time to change this. Let the dream of becoming an astronaut more accessible to everyone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To date, NASA\u2019s European counterpart The European Space Agency has only commissioned two women to go into space. This year, they want to fix the imbalance and achieve diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the article and watch the video about ESA\u2019s plans to recruit more women and disabled people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2021\/02\/16\/european-space-agency-in-bid-to-recruit-more-female-and-disabled-astronauts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2021\/02\/16\/european-space-agency-in-bid-to-recruit-more-female-and-disabled-astronauts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are thoughts on\/reaction to this: \u201cOnly 65 of the more than 560 people who have ever gone into space have been women.\u201d?<\/li><li>What do you think about ESA\u2019s goal to recruit more women astronauts?<\/li><li>Is there diversity in your workplace? Elaborate.<\/li><li>How is diversity achieved in your workplace?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate A lot of little boys dream of becoming astronauts. It is quite rare to hear little girls express interest in goign into space. But perhaps it\u2019s time to change this. 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