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IELTS Writing Task 2: Social Issues Essay Questions — Ageing, Gender & Equality
This is the hot-topic chapter: ageing populations and who supports them, gender balance at work and at home, whether equality policies help or patronise. These questions reward candidates who can hold a nuanced position without hedging into vagueness. Because the topics are demographic, numbers land especially well — a retirement age, a childcare cost, the make-up of your own workplace. Below are the current questions and their type distribution.
How this topic is examined
34 questions in the current bank fall under this chapter, split by essay type:
- Opinion (agree/disagree)14
- Discussion (both views)12
- Two-part question4
- Causes / problems / solutions3
- Advantages & disadvantages1
High-frequency subtopics
Chapters are too broad to prepare directly — the working unit is the subtopic. These are the subtopics this chapter's questions cluster around:
- gender equality
- celebrity influence
- lifestyle and health
- sports events
- negative social influences
- time management and social life
- impact of celebrities on youth
- economic influence of celebrities
- negative celebrity influence
- celebrity influence on consumerism
gender equality
Free taste — one subtopic's idea bank- Gender discrimination in the workplace can hinder a company's financial performance.
- Diverse workforces, particularly with female representation, often foster innovation and creativity.
- Empowering women through employment enhances their financial independence and family well-being.
Three of the idea sentences behind this subtopic. Inside the app, every subtopic in this chapter comes with a full idea bank and collocations, rebuilt around your own experience.
Questions in this chapter
Current questions in this chapter with free sample essays:
- Driverless cars will bring many benefits to individuals and communities. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
- If a country is already rich, any additional economic wealth does not make its citizens happier. To what extent do you a…
- In many countries, people are increasingly choosing to give money as gifts for celebrations instead of buying individual…
- In many parts of the world, there is not enough clean water. At the same time, the need for water is increasing. What ar…
- In modern society, men and women often wear similar clothes. What are the reasons for this? Do you think this is a posit…
- In more and more countries, people choose to give money on special occasions rather than giving gifts chosen personally.…
- In some countries, more people choose to live by themselves in recent years. Why is this the case? Is it a positive or n…
- In some countries, older people who stop working choose to spend their money on themselves, for example on travel, inste…
- In today's world, many countries seek to improve living standards through economic development. However, this often come…
- In today's world, people spend a lot of money on appearance because they want to look younger. Why does this happen? Do…
- People are living longer after they retire. What problems does this cause for individuals and society? What can be done…
- People living in the 21st century have a better quality of life than people who lived in previous centuries. To what ext…
- People nowadays have a better quality of life than in the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
- People's shopping habits depend more on the age group they belong to than other factors. To what extent do you agree or…
- Rules about driving exist in every country to keep people safe on the roads. However, some people continue to break thes…
- Some people believe that food should be produced using scientific methods, while others think that food should be grown…
- Some people believe that gender equality has already been achieved while others think that there is a lot of progress to…
- Some people believe that gender equality has already been achieved, while others think that there is still a lot of prog…
- Some people believe that individuals are becoming more and more dependent on each other in modern society. However, othe…
- Some people believe that men and women have different natural abilities, and because of this, certain jobs are more suit…
- Some people believe that success in life depends mostly on a person's attitude. Others, however, believe that there are…
- Some people believe that the best way to improve road safety is to increase the minimum legal age for driving cars and m…
- Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding change. However, others think that change is…
- Some people prefer to spend their lives doing the same things and avoiding change. Others, however, think that change is…
- Some people think individuals are more and more dependent on each other, while others think individuals are more and mor…
- Some people think individuals are more and more dependent on each other. Some people think individuals are more and more…
- Some people think that increasing the minimum age for driving is the best way to make roads safer. To what extent do you…
- Some people think that making all drivers re-take their driving test every year is the best way to make roads safer. To…
- Some people think that new houses should be built to look like the older houses nearby. Other people believe that indivi…
- Some people think that planning for the future is a waste of time. They believe it is more important to focus on the pre…
- Some people think that producing food using scientific methods is better. Other people believe that growing food natural…
- Some people think that to be a great athlete you need an expert coach, while others believe that natural talent is the m…
- Some people think that when a country becomes rich, making it even richer does not make its citizens any happier. To wha…
- Throughout history, people dream to live in a perfect society while they haven't agreed on what the ideal society would…