“Many men delude themselves into thinking they are doing their part, when that is not true”: manifesto for feminine selfishness. “The word love does not have at all the same meaning for both sexes, and this is one of the sources of the serious misunderstandings which separate them,” observed Simone de Beauvoir.

17% of unemployed women have left their job to care for a loved one, compared to 1% of men. 75% of part-time jobs are taken up by young mothers after giving birth, and only 18% of companies are headed by a director.