"There was a time, not so long ago, when feminism had more imagination. Within living memory there were serious campaigns for universal free childcare, for wages for housework, and for a welfare state that could allow everyone, not just women, to balance work and family life. As our ambitions have narrowed, the gulf of disappointment between women’s expectations and the reality of working life has become deeper and more painful."
- Laurie Penny: Women ‘having it all’ is a middle-class myth - Commentators - Opinion - The Independent
