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Ielts essay. Working women and children


orlando 13 / 94  
Jul 8, 2009   #1
Topic: The position of women in society has changed markedly in the last twenty years. Many of the problems young people now experience, such as juvenile delinquency, arise from the fact that many married women now work and are not at home to care for their children.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion ?


From the very beginning of existence of humankind, women was given the role of taking care of house work and children by society in almost every culture. Meanwhile, men was obligated to provide food and major needs of the family. This trend has changed since 1980s and now a majority of women are working for several reasons such as the need of socialising and sharing the burden of husband. However, it was then claimed that the children were badly affected and having lots of problems such as behavial disorder without the care of mother. Just as I support the idea of women working, I also admit that in some cases this situation affects children in a bad way.

First, there is an undeniable necessary need of having a role in social life for women. They have the need of being more independent and self-confident. Working is an option to satisfy this need and become social individuals. Due to the fact that there will be no parent to take care of children during work hours, someone is hired to take on this duty. In spite of this, they leave the children to their grandparents to take care of. Both situations can be considered a temporary solution.

On the other hand, it is admittedly a big amount of time that any parents will not be able to spend with their children during work hours.It can not be guaranteed that children who are taken care of by their own mothers will not experience any problems in life, but there is no doubt that the children will not have the lack of mother care and their personalities will not be shaped without parents' protection and care.

In conclusion, it is possible to find temporary solutins to take care of children while mother is working, but i believe that any other solutins can not replace mothers role for children.
EF_Sean 6 / 3,491  
Jul 8, 2009   #2
From the very beginning of existence of humankind, women was given the role of taking care of house work and children by society in almost every culture.

You might want to talk a bit about why this division of labor might have existed. The assertion itself is accurate enough, despite some now-discredited theories about prehistorical primitive societies. However, you give no reason why this division of labor should have been particularly beneficial to children, or why things ought to have been that way. There is often a rather large gap between is and ought, and you don't really bridge it at the moment.

This trend has changed since 1980s and now a majority of women are working for several reasons such as the need of socialising and sharing the burden of husband.

Again, you might want to go into a bit more detail about the reasons for this trend, which started well before the 1980s. The notion of universal equality, entrenched in the Declaration of Independence, hence in the national consciousness, has something to do with it. So too does the historical fact of women entering the industrialized work force during wartime, while the menfolk were off killing other menfolk.

The rest of your essay suffers from the same lack of depth. You don't really look in detail at how working mothers might provide alternative sources of care for their children, or at what effects the absence of a stay-at-home mother might have on children. Where you do touch on these topics, you provide no evidence for your assertions. Try revising your essay to contain more explanations and examples to prove your points.
OP orlando 13 / 94  
Jul 8, 2009   #3
I actually tried to focus on the affects on children. As I totally understand what you mean, I also find it too difficult to write such detailed essay while I am still suffering with making a formal sentence. What I am doing wrong is that I am only trying to make an accurate sentence with good range of vocabulary. I admit that I didnt mind the logic in context. Do you have any hints to give me to write en essay between 250-300 words and considers the advises you have just given. I am serious. How should I start an essay and what should I write in the body paragraph and the following. I would be so grateful. Thank you.
EF_Sean 6 / 3,491  
Jul 8, 2009   #4
As I mentioned in the other threads, you need to include many more specific examples than you do. So, what specific benefits does a stay-at-home mother provide her children? How, specifically, does the lack of these benefits push children towards juvenile delinquency? If you believe that mothers do not need to be at home for their children to be well-adjusted, your task becomes more difficult, as you are then arguing a negative, but again, you could try to provide very specific examples of how motherly duties can be effectively carried out by other care-givers.
OP orlando 13 / 94  
Jul 8, 2009   #5
I always prefer to give an example to make the subjects specific. I just make things up just to support. I did not do in the last 2 essay I have written. I think it is late there. I will write another essay now and I will look forward your reply if you are still up. Thanks Sean. I will take Ielts exam 3 days later. I hope I can fix it.
EF_Sean 6 / 3,491  
Jul 8, 2009   #6
I'm sure you can get the hang of it by then. I'd suggest reading some history textbooks, preferably that cover a wide variety of eras and nations, as this will give you plenty of material to draw on when you need to come up with examples for your essays.
EF_Simone 2 / 1,986  
Jul 8, 2009   #7
I will take Ielts exam 3 days later. I hope I can fix it.

When you take the essay, remember that the focus is on your writing. You do want your arguments to be sound and to be supported by logic and examples, but your arguments need not be complex or comprehensive. You simply need to introduce your subject and state your thesis clearly in the first paragraph, write three body paragraphs in which an argument is offered in the topic sentence and logic or an example is offered to support the argument, and conclude with a paragraph that restates your thesis and summarizes your arguments along with a closing thought. Don't get tangled up in trying to argue all sides of a question or make all of the arguments that could be made in support of your position. Come up with a thesis. Come up with three arguments. Come up with support for each of those arguments. Write!
OP orlando 13 / 94  
Jul 8, 2009   #8
Thank you Simone. I just posted an essay and tried to make itsound as logical as I could : ) I started to write essays just after I visited this website( 2 days ago ). You guys encouraged me. Thanks alot. I mostly have concern about sounding stupid when I write it. That is why I keep changing my mind all the time and if you noticed I mostly write with a limited range of vocavulary which is a big disadvantage at Ielts exam.


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