Some people think that parents should teach their children how to be good members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the best place to learn this. Discuss both views and give your own opinion

Most high-level positions in companies are filled by men even though the 
workforce in many developed countries is more than 50 per cent female. 
Companies should be required to allocate a certain percentage of these 
positions to women. To what extent do you agree?
The majority of the chief positions in business organizations are occupied by 
males, despite the fact that more than half of the workforce in numerous 

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developed nations is made up of women. It is believed that corporations should 
be asked to designate a certain portion of high-level roles for females. This 
essay completely disagrees with this statement because selecting employees 
should be based on merit, and companies need to focus on profit.
The main reason is that candidates should be selected according to meritocracy. 
This is to say that employees should be recruited for their work experience, their 
qualifications and their soft skills, rather than their gender. In other words, the 
high-profile positions should be given to the candidates who deserve them the 
most. For example, if a man and a woman apply for the same position, a woman 
should not have a priority over a man, but a fair selection on merit should be 
conducted to find out who is the most suitable person for the advertised role, 
considering skills, abilities and knowledge. 
Another reason why I disagree is that the main goal for companies is profit. This 
is to say that if a company wants to thrive, it needs to have the best possible 
employees which are not necessarily one gender or the other. If companies were 
to select staff members on gender, they could end up putting at risk the smooth 
running of the business and causing financial losses. Therefore, choices should 
be made by the human resources team only by bearing in mind which candidate 
would be an asset for the business. For example, in Italy soccer teams are 
almost exclusively run by men because they usually know more about this 
business. 
In conclusion, I strongly believe that companies should not be asked to allocate 
a certain number of executive positions to women because candidates should be 
selected considering merit, and profit is the top priority for a business.