Women making their way in patriarchal(父权制的) societies down the ages have always had to wield(运用，挥舞) their meagre(微薄的，贫乏的) economic power deftly(灵巧地，熟练地). New evidence from a fascinating research project in Zambia suggests that’s a skill that can be learned.
在父权社会中，历代女性在谋生时总是不得不巧妙地运用她们微薄的经济权力。赞比亚一个引人入胜的研究项目的新证据表明，这是一项可以习得的技能。
A team of female US academics(学者，大学教师) have been gathering data for more than a decade, which shows that teaching young women to negotiate better can have a long-term impact on their prospects(前景，前途).
一组美国女学者十多年来一直在收集数据，这些数据表明，教年轻女性更好地谈判可以对她们的前景产生长期影响。
Groups of 12- and 13-year-old girls were given 12 hours of negotiation classes, over three weeks – delivered(授课，交付) by local young women who had completed their schooling and had been closely involved in(密切参与) developing the curriculum.
一些12岁和13岁的女孩群体在三个星期内接受了12小时的谈判课程——这些课程由当地已完成学业并密切参与课程开发的年轻女性授课。