Prompt
Nowadays, more and more people decide to have children later in their life. What are the the reasons? Do advantages of this outweigh disadvantages?
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Write this essay in 40 minutes
Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 identifies multiple causes (education, career, cost, lifestyle) and evaluates advantages and disadvantages separately, while Band 9 explains how causes interact (women's higher education increases career expectations and economic needs, delaying parenthood; this creates biological risks while offering greater autonomy) and shows that the advantages/disadvantages vary by gender and socioeconomic context.
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