少数民族や女性の雇用促進政策とはいっても、建前にすぎず、現状はマイノリティーが職に就けるチャンスなどほとんどない。

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English Translation

Although many pay lip service to the idea of affirmative action, in reality, very few minorities get hired.

Furigana

少数(しょうすう)民族(みんぞく)や女性(じょせい)の雇用(こよう)促進(そくしん)政策(せいさく)とはいっても、建前(たてまえ)にすぎず、現状(げんじょう)はマイノリティーが職(しょく)に就(つ)けるチャンスなどほとんどない。

Romanji

Shōsū minzoku ya josei no koyō sokushin seisaku to haitte mo, tatemae ni sugizu, genjō wa mainorithi- ga shoku ni tsukeru chansu nado hotondo nai.

Words

少数 (しょうすう)

minority; few

民族 (みんぞく)

people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)

woman; female; feminine gender

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

雇用 (こよう)

employment (long term); hire

促進 (そくしん)

promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on

政策 (せいさく)

political measures; policy

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

入る (はいる)

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold; to accommodate; to have (an income of); to get; to receive; to score

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

建て前 (たてまえ、てまえ)

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house; tea ceremony procedures; tea ceremony etiquette

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

現状 (げんじょう)

present condition; existing state; status quo

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

マイノリティー (マイノリティー、マイノリティ)

minority

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

職 (しょく、そく)

job; work; employment; occupation; position; duties; trade; skill

就ける (つける)

to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)