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Female farmers in many countries face sexism. Some are now finding ways to be more fairly treated. Find out more with Beth and Neil. 👇👇👇 ❓❓❓ According to the UN’s World Food Programme, what is the world’s most popular vegetable? a) onions? b) tomatoes? c) peppers? [Cover: Getty Images] You can download audio and a free programme transcript here 👉 Vocabulary: ✔️sexism - the mistreatment of one sex based on the belief that the other one is better, usually that men are better than women. ✔️fluctuate - continually change; shift up and down ✔️risen dramatically - increased in a sudden and surprising way ✔️make a (big) difference - (idiom) significantly improve a situation ✔️savings and credit union - cooperative financial organisation where members pool their savings together so they can lend money to each other ✔️chip in - each person of a group gives some money to pay for something together More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Learning lessons from the moon 👉 ⭐ Can we live without plastic? 👉 ⭐ Invasive species: Why not eat them? 👉 ⭐ What and where is Little Italy? 👉 ⭐ Social media and teenage health 👉 ⭐ Elephant-proof farming 👉 ⭐ Should we farm octopus? 👉 ⭐ Ways to live for 100 years 👉 ⭐ How green is your money? 👉 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 ✔️ Visit our website 👉 ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 @bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #6minuteenglish #sexism
