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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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It is true that
women
’s situation has improved dramatically in the majority of societies during the
last
 50 years, but unfortunately, there are still some countries where the equality of genders leaves much to be desired. I strongly believe that those
women
 who lived in
the
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1960-1970 would be struck by the great change that has occurred in the world in terms of female rights.
Women
 in the West have made great headway in the fields of
educations
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 and
employments
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. Very often
women
 out-achieve men educationally
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 and are entering occupations and professions that would once have been out of bounds. Successful female entrepreneurs appear in different business magazines on a regular basis. Nowadays it is not surprising to see
women
 in the Parliament, or even in the position of
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prime minister or
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president. And we must admit that in many cases they are doing very well for their countries. A great example is
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German chancellor Angela Merkel, who has made many positive things for her
countries
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, preventing big conflicts and economic crises.
However
, if we look at the details, we still can observe some inequality in employment, it is not a rare case when men are being paid more for the same amount of work.
In addition
,
women
 still make
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 overwhelming majority
among
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 secretaries
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 and suffer from sexual abuse from their bosses.
Moreover
,
women
 are generally responsible for child caring and housework, so many
women
 actually have two jobs at the same time, one in the office from 9 till 6 and another one
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at home. In conclusion, undoubtfully
women
’s position has been improved, but
still
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 gender equality has not been achieved, yet. So
women
 from all over the world should put their efforts together on it.
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  • 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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