underrepresentation

/ˌʌndɚɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən/ noun

Insufficient or disproportionately low representation.

Word Origin Represent comes from Latin re- 'again' and praesentare 'to make present'—literally 'to present again,' to stand for. Underrepresentation means not enough presence. The root present gives us presence, presentation, and omnipresent (present everywhere).

noun Insufficient or disproportionately low representation. countable

There is a significant underrepresentation of women in executive positions across the industry.

(名词) 代表性不足;代表名额不足

整个行业高管职位中女性代表人数明显不足。

(sustantivo) Representación insuficiente o desproporcionadamente baja.

Existe una subrepresentación significativa de mujeres en puestos ejecutivos en toda la industria.

(nom) sous-représentation; représentation insuffisante; sous-représentativité [Représentation insuffisante ou disproportionnellement faible d'un groupe.]

On constate une nette **underrepresentation** des femmes aux postes de direction dans ce secteur.

(Substantiv) Unterrepräsentation; mangelnde Repräsentation [unzureichende oder unverhältnismäßig geringe Repräsentation.]

Es gibt eine erhebliche **underrepresentation** von Frauen in Führungspositionen der Branche.

(名詞) ある集団における代表や参加の割合が、著しく不十分であること。

「業界全体において、経営幹部に占める女性の割合が著しく低いという問題がある。」

(substantivo) sub-representação; representação insuficiente; subrepresentação [Representação insuficiente ou desproporcionalmente baixa.]

Há uma sub-representação significativa de mulheres em cargos executivos em todo o setor.

Word parts: under + represent + ation

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