Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Frauenbonus
English translation:
female sympathy vote/factor
Added to glossary by
Asaphina
Oct 11, 2005 15:58
18 yrs ago
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German term
Frauenbonus
German to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Demoskopen hatten Angela Merkel bis zu 10% Frauenbonus vorher gesagt.
Wie würdet ihr Frauenbonus übersetzen?
Lady bonus,
ladies in favour bonus
ist wahrscheinlich total daneben...
Wie würdet ihr Frauenbonus übersetzen?
Lady bonus,
ladies in favour bonus
ist wahrscheinlich total daneben...
Proposed translations
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Change log
Oct 11, 2005 16:03: NGK changed "Field" from "Bus/Financial" to "Social Sciences"
Oct 11, 2005 16:04: Peter Gennet changed "Language pair" from "English to German" to "German to English"
Oct 11, 2005 16:05: Giselle Chaumien changed "Language pair" from "German to English" to "English to German"
Oct 11, 2005 16:07: Cilian O'Tuama changed "Language pair" from "English to German" to "German to English"
Oct 11, 2005 16:48: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "others" to "(none)"
Proposed translations
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female sympathy vote/factor
female sympathy vote
This is obviously a relatively new term, given the lack of female politicians across the globe. I'm not sure whether it's do with all the incessant wars and other mischief (the Clinton family case being a prime example!) going on these days or just to do with the - general, I stress - tendency among "groups" (whether race, creed, region, gender or indeed disability-based) to vote for "one of their own" - and in the case the oppressed/disadvantaged, I certainly can't blame them ...
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Here are 2 references to Hilary Clinton alone:
http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Jun/20030610Comm010.asp
http://www.nydailynews.com/06-08-2003/news/story/90415p-8222...
In Ängie's case, it would be a "10% bonus from the female sympathy vote". There won't be many Google hits here, because the situation (globally speaking) is relatively unprecendented ...
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"it would negate the female sympathy vote" (albeit a quote from a lost soul):
http://www.pelicanbbs.com/posts/160609.htm
This is obviously a relatively new term, given the lack of female politicians across the globe. I'm not sure whether it's do with all the incessant wars and other mischief (the Clinton family case being a prime example!) going on these days or just to do with the - general, I stress - tendency among "groups" (whether race, creed, region, gender or indeed disability-based) to vote for "one of their own" - and in the case the oppressed/disadvantaged, I certainly can't blame them ...
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Note added at 1 hr 55 mins (2005-10-11 17:54:53 GMT)
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Here are 2 references to Hilary Clinton alone:
http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Jun/20030610Comm010.asp
http://www.nydailynews.com/06-08-2003/news/story/90415p-8222...
In Ängie's case, it would be a "10% bonus from the female sympathy vote". There won't be many Google hits here, because the situation (globally speaking) is relatively unprecendented ...
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Note added at 3 hrs 10 mins (2005-10-11 19:09:41 GMT)
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"it would negate the female sympathy vote" (albeit a quote from a lost soul):
http://www.pelicanbbs.com/posts/160609.htm
Peer comment(s):
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stahat (X)
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Rebecca Garber
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Nicole Schnell
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langnet
: "sympathy vote factor" all together, why not? // Es geht ja darum, daß A. Merkel aufgrund der Tatsache, daß sie eine Frau ist, besonders von anderen Frauen gewählt wird. War nicht so, wie man jetzt weiß :-)
4 hrs
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Cilian O'Tuama
: this can mean two things IMO, sympathy from females or for being a female. My understanding of the German is the latter only.// Ah, you could be right (but stop calling me Shirley).
13 hrs
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but surely the "female factor" would, if anything, work against her among male voters, nöh?
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10 mins
female advantage
We’re kind of hoping 2008 will be a Rice versus Clinton race. That’ll be fun. It wipes out the female advantage Hillary would have and ups her by black, as Deb pointed out.
http://accidentalverbosity.com/index.php/weblog/comments/can...
A female advantage?
By the time the final vote rolls around, the biggest advantage that James may have may be her gender.
http://www.thetyee.ca/News/2003/11/20/Second_Chance_or_Last_...
http://accidentalverbosity.com/index.php/weblog/comments/can...
A female advantage?
By the time the final vote rolls around, the biggest advantage that James may have may be her gender.
http://www.thetyee.ca/News/2003/11/20/Second_Chance_or_Last_...
Peer comment(s):
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Ulrike Judkins
: a reference to a booktitle in regard to the "Female Advantage" http://uwexeced.com/womenssummit/speakers.htm
9 mins
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Michaela Blaha
: That came to my mind first too
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Edith Kelly
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Francis Lee (X)
: the term may be applicable in itself, but is it quantifiable? @ melusine: the "female advantage" in your source is of an entirely different nature; ausserdem wäre "Frauenvorteil" viel gängiger als "female advantage"
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advantage because/due to the fact that she is a woman
I don't think there is a specific term for this in English, the closest in American English would be a reference to "affirmative action" but that does not fit here, since a) it does not belong into the German context, and b) the advantage is not based on people's attitudes rather than laws.
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I see I was wrong, so there is a term.
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-10-11 16:10:23 GMT)
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I see I was wrong, so there is a term.
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Francis Lee (X)
: bei "affirmative action" geht's um was ganz anderes, nämlich um Förderprogramme .. // all I mean is that I fail to see any connection between Frauenvorteil and affirmative action
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What are you trying to say, Francis?
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24 mins
based on her gender/on the basis of her gender
A version sounding perhaps a little more modern.
Peer comment(s):
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Stephen Roche
4 hrs
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Francis Lee (X)
: not v. snappy, and as such would imply that men (can) likewise profit from their respective gender vote, which is not the case (although perhaps in 100 years from now ...)
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Maureen Millington-Brodie
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gender bias
just an idea
4 hrs
by virtue of her gender
pundits reckoned on Angela Merkel gaining a 10% advantage by virtue of her gender
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