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You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Women are better at childcare than men therefore they should focus more on raising children and less on their working life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience. Write at least 250 words.

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While
 our modern society strongly supports mothers to reenter and stay in employment, contrary perspectives assume that
women
 should place an emphasis on raising their
children
due to
 their suitability for
childcare
. It is my belief that it is beneficial for the development of
children
 to divide
childcare
 equally between both
parents
 and
meanwhile
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 a higher number of
women
 in employment leads to more outweighed
economical
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 decisions. Sharing time with
children
 well-balanced, results in a child’s broader and multilayered point of view. Despite adolescents often
look
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 for
role-models
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role models
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 in society
such
 as
sport
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sports
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 stars or musicians,
a
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an
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 influential part of their
lifes
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lives
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 are their
parents
 as
closest
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their closest
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 contact persons. As
children
 acquire the majority of skills by their parent’s example,
parents
 should acknowledge their notable effect on their
children
. A primary example of
this
 affection is that a majority of
children
 follow their
parent’s
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parents’
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 career paths or adopt their
parent’s
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parents’
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 hobbies.
Furthermore
,
women
’s
opinion
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opinions
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 are fully needed in
modern
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the modern
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 economy. It has been shown that one
aspects
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in
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of
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 decision-making is the decision-taker’s gender.
Therefore
, conclusions may distinguish between
women
 and men.
While
 men’s decisions are based on predominantly objective factors,
women
 mainly add emotional points. Both distinct approaches are reasonable and should be considered for successful economic actions. In conclusion, sharing
childcare
 between both parental parties can improve the child’s development and
contributes
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a
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country’s economy.
While
children
 with various reference persons can expand their perspectives,
women
 meanwhile have the opportunity to take part in important occupational decisions, which leads
in
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to
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 well-balanced conclusions.
Therefore
,
parents
 should consider
to share
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 their accountability in
childcare
.
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Use more specific and concrete examples to support your points.

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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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