GMAT考试写作指导：Issue写作范文八二

　　82. The issue here is whether business and government are doing enough to help meet

　　the needs and goals of women in the workplace. I agree with the speaker insofar as

　　many employers can do more to accommodate the special needs of women in their role

　　as mothers. However, it seems to me that business and government are doing their fair

　　share otherwise for women in the workplace.

　　Women differ fundamentally from men in their child-bearing ability. Related to

　　this ability is the maternal instinct―a desire to nurture that is far stronger for women

　　than for men, generally speaking. At a minimum, then, businesses should acknowledge

　　these fundamental differences and accommodate them so that a female employees job

　　and career are not jeopardized merely for fulfilling her instinctive role as a female.

　　More and more businesses are providing maternal leave with full benefits, day-care

　　facilities, and job-sharing programs to accommodate these special needs of women. In

　　my observation, however, many businesses can do more in these respects.

　　However, beyond accommodating these fundamental differences, neither business

　　nor government has a special duty to improve the status of women at the workplace.

　　The government already has an obligation to enact and enforce anti-discrimination laws,

　　and to provide legal means for seeking redress in cases of discrimination. Moreover,

　　business and government both have a legal duty to abide by those laws by way of their

　　hiring, salary, and job-promotion policies. Discharging this duty should, in my view,

　　suffice to serve the special interests of women in the workplace. While many would

　　argue that de facto double standards still run rampant and largely unchecked, this claim

　　raises subjective perceptions about fairness that can neither be confirmed nor dispelled

　　with certainty.

　　In sum, business and government can always do more to accommodate women in

　　their special role as mothers. Otherwise, insofar as they are adhering to our current anti-

　　discrimination laws, business and government are discharging their duty to help meet

　　the needs and goals of women at the workplace.