男女平等仍是一个亟待解决的问题

短语讲解：

1. Women's issues are related to many other important issues all over the world, such as health care, violence and social development.

relate to涉及, 关系到…; 同…有…关系
例句：He showed me all the correspondence relating to the matter.
他把与这件事有关的全部信件都给我看了。

2. She says China is now taking measures to promote women's participation in sustainable development and their achievements and she is glad to see a more prosperous China with more participation by women.

take measures采取措施
例句：We should take appropriate measures to improve our teaching.
我们应当采取适当的措施提高教学质量。

3. We can not make progress on any of these pillars without women's equality and women's participation.

make progress前进,进步
例句：During these years the labour movement of the United States has made great progress.
这些年来, 美国的工人运动已取得巨大的进展。

4. Even though some measures have been implemented in an effort to solve women's issues, gender equality is still a serious problem.

in an effort to为了
例句：They hushed up the scandal in an effort to save face
他们掩盖了丑闻以图保全面子。

5. Zhang also says that because women must deal with issues like being pregnant, some companies may think it will raise their costs if they hire more women.

deal with与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句：He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。

6. I think it is a very serious issue, one that we need to work on together to make sure that it doesn't grow as a problem but the one in which it can really be tackled.

work on致力于…
例句：He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。

7. No mother should feel like a failure because she has given birth to a daughter.

give birth to生; 引起, 产生
例句：She gave birth to a fine healthy baby.
她生了一个健康可爱的婴儿。