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The position of women has changed a great deal in many societies over the past 50 years. But these societies cannot claim to have achieved gender equality. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

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People’s
lifestyle
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lifestyles
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 changed gradually in the past few decades, especially for
women
. Nowadays, they can play a plethora of social roles
besides
 being wives and wives doing housework. But do
women
 face discrimination now? Unfortunately, they do. To my mind, there is no country where gender equality has been fully achieved. My point of view can be easily explained by any social survey. If you ask people “Can a
woman
 become a president?” or “Would you like to see a
woman
 as a leader” most of
answers
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the answers
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 are negative. A lot of citizens still assert that
women
 are not enough smart, strong, powerful to be a leader. Another gender gap is noticeable if we count how much time
women
 spend on housework after their work at
office
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the office
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. Society still thinks that only
woman
 is responsible for cooking, doing washing up, childcare, helping elderly relatives and so on. But does it fair? I can’t agree with it. One of the most terrible discrimination is work discrimination.
Employer
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Employers
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 don’t want to hire a young
woman
, because probably she will have children soon. If you are a young mother –
employer
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the employer
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 is sure you will miss your work hours to care about ill children. To sum up, in
XXI
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the XXI
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 century
women
 have more opportunities than ever before.
This
 tendency is absolutely perfect. But at the same time, we can not ignore sexism in many spheres of life.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • gender equality
  • historical context
  • gender pay gap
  • underrepresentation
  • leadership roles
  • gender-based violence
  • educational opportunities
  • workforce
  • legal reforms
  • statistics
  • case studies
  • global perspective
  • progressive changes
  • cultural differences
  • empowerment
  • patriarchy
  • systemic discrimination
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