“Equality Now — Or Perhaps A Bit Later…”

Abstract

The author reviews progress in equal opportunities, both from a social and a legal point of view. Her main conclusion is that there are two vital factors to secure genuine sex equality. No matter how good the “legislative equality package” might be it must be accompanied by complementary social policies. Even with these, women are still expected to — and do — take the primary responsibility for maintaining domestic arrangements. This double burden cannot be alleviated by legislation of any kind — the problem does begin at home.