How accurate is it to say that government policy led to major advances in women's equality in the years 1945-79?

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  • How accurate is it to say that government policy consistently advanced sexual equality in the years 1945-79?
    • Thesis: Government policy consistently advanced sexual equality in the years 1945-79
    • Antithesis: Thesis: Government policy did not consistently advance sexual equality in the years 1945-79
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      • Introduction
        • Laws are de jure - they are not always matched by reality
        • Sexual equality only covers limited aspects of women's lives
    • How accurate is it to say that government policy led to major advances in women's equality in the years 1945-79?
      • Thesis: Government policy led to major advances in women's equality in the years 1945-79?
        • Welfare state
          • Free access to healthcare/ benefits e.g. family allowance
          • 1967 Abortion Act
        • Equal Pay Act (1970)
        • Sex Discrimination Act (1975)
      • Antithesis: Government policy did not cause major advances in women's equality in the years 1945-79
        • Prejudices remained
          • Even in welfare
        • Tended to be late 1960s-

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