Well, they have sexual equality, but that does not automatically come with love, security or happiness. Someone should have reminded them that "you don't get it all" and that sexual equality would come at a high price.
That ideal was not always adhered to, but at least people felt that it was sensible.
It's my opinion that "making women equal" was partially an attempt to yank that skanky ho off the darn pedestal, and convince her to roll around in the mud with guys and then go off to work so that she could pay half the rent, until such time as Lover Boy found a babe who was younger and prettier.
Women's Equality was a great deal for guys (at least: guys of a certain type). But it was a seriously raw deal for women.