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?
Most high-ranking positions in companies are being filled by men, despite 
that more than 50 per cent of the employees are women in a lot of high-
income countries. Companies should be forced to dispense a certain 
proportion of these posts to women. This essay totally agrees with this 
statement because, by doing this, the relative level of competence in the 
company as well as the ability to cooperate would increase.
By allocating a certain per cent of high-level positions to women, 
companies would reach a higher competence level. This is because a lot of 
women with the right competence are overlooked, since the tradition of 
male executives are very strong. Allocated recruitment would result in 
women with high competence rather than mediocre men in those high-
level positions. For example, an audit of the relative competence level in 
one of the biggest investment banks in Sweden showed a significant 

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increase after they decided to allocate at least 40 per cent of their leading 
positions to women.
Companies with gender equality show better cooperation. In other words, 
both male and female leaders are needed in a company because men and 
women contribute with different aspects to the group dynamics. For 
example, in space shuttles the crew is always formed with a certain per 
cent of both female and male crewmembers, since cooperation is so vital.
In conclusion, this essay totally agrees with the statement that companies 
should be obliged to recruit women for a certain percentage of the leading 
positions because this is a way of increasing both the level of competence 
and the cooperation in the company.