Red Weekly1976Red Weekly No. 131, 1 January 1976Mortgages
Red Weekly No. 131, 1 January 1976 · p. 7 of the scan · 133 words
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page 7 of the scan
But what about the SDA? It is supposed to give women equal rights in the spheres of work, education and general social situation (mortgages, tenancies, hire purchase, etc). But this Act is largely irrelevant to working class women. It fails to tackle any of the major problems they face. Consider what the SDA fails to deal with:
The family. The greatest area of women's oppression is categorically excluded from the SDA. It contains nothing on such vital matters as freely available contraception, free abortion on demand, free 24-hour local authority nurseries, and increased family allowances. these the SDA is a joke to most woSocial situation. Whilst the Act establishes equal rights to mortgages (for the working class?), tenancies, HP, etc, it does nothing to promote the equality of income necessary for