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/^t/Over the last 70 years women have won their struggle for legal equality between the sexes. Yet, this seems to have been easier than assuring respect for the law. It usually takes generations to change popular believes, stereotypes and unwritten rules that govern social life. Women demand that their intellectual faculties be appreciated and that they should have free access to management and politics at all levels. Still, we must remember that real equality does not necessary mean equal number of seats in parliament or a board of directors. It is rather removing chauvinist attitudes towards women being second-rate citizens and creating atmosphere of acceptance for women pursuing professional and political careers and men running the house and rearing children.