talking point
Like many w&h readers, I was born in the 1960s and grew up in the 1970s, coming of age on the crest of the Women’s Liberation movement. We no longer wanted to be valued or judged primarily on the way we looked – we were going to forge a better society.
We demanded equality, including fair pay and the ability to make choices about our own bodies. We had the pill, didn’t need to be married to start a family or ask a man’s permission for a mortgage. There was less stigma attached to divorce, and women were starting to speak up and get help with domestic violence. We truly believed the world was there for the taking. But things didn’t turn out how we had planned.
Today, in 2024, women face many of the same
