To highlight the impact of the feminist movement on attitudes and practices in society in the 1970's and 1980's, it will be important to discuss a number of relevant issues. These include legislation, education, employment, sex roles and contraception. These changes had a positive impact on the roles of women. However today there is still a problem, and women are still fighting for equality. This essay will argue that although we have come a long way in spreading equality for women, there is still a long way to go.

The Feminist movement is often defined as a movement that advocates equal rights for women. Women have been fighting for many centuries now, just for equality. Equal employment, equal pay, equal opportunity, the list goes on. Since the nineteenth century women have been constantly active, rallying and lobbying in the hope they will improve their rank in society. That's over 10 decades of fighting for something that should not have to be gained.

Thinking about the economic benefits that would be gained if women went into the workplace, the liberal Prime minister, William McMahn, and then Whitlam soon after him, put forward sever

One of the main influences on feminism at the beginning of the seventies was Germane Greer's book 'The Female Eunuch'. She wrote about the unequal position of women in society and the unfair way in which they were treated. This created controversy between those who believed in equality for women and those who did not. Greer believed that women had been told to disregard their needs and to put their husbands and children first, before themselves. She insisted that women were just as capable as men at using their minds and creativity, and that their lives should not be wasted on servitude for others.

al ideas. From 1973 to 1975 legislation was passed to improve the position of women. This was a small step towards climbing the ladder in society, then in 1975 'The Family Law Act' also gained greater security for women regarding divorce and child custody.

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