Brit girls aspire to become teachers, vets, boys pop stars, footballers.Byline: ANI London, Sept 5 (ANI): A new UK study has shown that while boys aspire to aspire to verb aim for, desire, pursue, hope for, long for, crave, seek out, wish for, dream about, yearn for, hunger for, hanker after, be eager for, set your heart on, set your sights on, be ambitious for take up a job that would catapult catapult (kăt`əpŭlt'), mechanism used to throw missiles in ancient and medieval warfare. At first, catapults were specifically designed to shoot spears or other missiles at a low trajectory (see bow and arrow). them to limelight limelight: see calcium oxide. limelight Early form of theatrical lighting. The incandescent calcium light invented by Thomas Drummond in 1816 was first employed in a theatre in 1837 and was widely used by the 1860s. , girls are likely to wish for more caring roles. The survey involving 2,000 adults, showed that majority of the men admitted that they dreamt of playing professional football as a boy. Other options included being a successful tycoon or an adored a·dore v. a·dored, a·dor·ing, a·dores v.tr. 1. To worship as God or a god. 2. To regard with deep, often rapturous love. See Synonyms at revere1. 3. pop star. However, girls were happy to settle for nurturing roles such as teaching, being a doctor or even a vet. Although the stringent gender roles are now often viewed as a stereotypical, jobs are probably associated with their feminine and masculine qualities. But the survey conducted by Careers Advice Service also revealed that three out of four people had different career goals now than when they were children. And most of the respondents admitted their early inclinations were not realistic. "Having career goals and aspirations aspirations npl → aspiraciones fpl (= ambition); ambición f aspirations npl (= hopes, ambition) → aspirations fpl are so important, not only for our sense of job satisfaction, but also for achieving a better life balance," the Daily Express quoted Jon Gamble of the Learning and Skills Council as saying. "In the 21st century workplace it's increasingly likely that we will move from one industry to another and for our career ambitions to change accordingly," Gamble added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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