The double standard of behavior for men and women is unique to American society.

The "masculine mystique" is that men are heartless, violent, and inadequate parents.

Women are concentrated in the lower-status jobs at the low end of the pay scale.

Wage and job discrimination were halted by the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Time-budget studies show that women continue to bear the primary responsibility for child care and housework even if they are employed

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the women's movement gained momentum.

Even in many nontraditional marriages in which there is a great degree of equality between husband and wife, the husband often has a more privileged position.

Organized religion is dominated by men, and this seems predictable because men attend church more frequently, pray more often, and hold firmer beliefs in comparison with women.

The text cites the "motherhood ethic" as perhaps the greatest obstacle to equality of the sexes.

Some states still require that women be given longer sentences than men for the same crimes, on the assumption that female criminals require more rehabilitation.