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?

Task Response

Band 8.0

Coherence and Cohesion

Band 7.5

Lexical Resource

Band 8.0

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Band 7.5

Despite vast improvements in the position of women in society over the past half a century, we are still some way from achieving gender equality. Women who were around in the 1960s or 70s are surely struck by the significant improvements in the lives of women in the twenty-first century.

Task Response

Band 6.0

Coherence and Cohesion

Band 5.5

Lexical Resource

Band 5.5

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Band 5.5

It is true that women in recent years have been given an equal opportunity as men to participate in some areas such as politics, education etc. They are given 3% quota in members of house representative in my country, Indonesia, and the numbers of women who enter the schools are getting higher and higher every year.