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/^t/The second factor that makes people unequal is sex. The legal situation seems to be similar to the one described above: the rights are equal, however life shows that it is far to real equality. Men's and women's different position in society is rooted mainly in their traditional upbringing, the prejudices concerning their role in society, and the mutual misunderstanding. Even though now women are free to choose their own ways of life, and they do not have to follow the traditional pattern of being only wives and mothers, it is still very often more difficult for women to gain the positions equal to those men have in their professional lives. Women are often discouraged to start their careers, sometimes are paid less or forced to choose between having a successful career or having a family. So, the saying that a woman has to be twice as good as a man to gain the same position is surely not an exaggeration but the illustration of what being "more equal" means.