Part of the reason why the feminist movement experienced almost as much backlash/momentum loss as forward motion was because the leaders (Betty, et al) were so very strident in their demands for "feminist behavior". Even though I couldn't wait to get a bra just so I could burn it, alot of adult women at that time were hard pressed to sign up for the whole kit 'n kaboodle that seemed to be required. So it's been a slow slog (and we still don't have an ERA or pay parity) but each subsequent generation of women do seem to be making headway. More importantly, the sons of these women are helping to advance the cause, in some cases. Because it takes two, baby! And part of the deal is: some women can continue to be subserviant, traditional, not-on-the-bandwagon members of a society that is ??? progressing forward without being "part of the problem" as one poster put it. Of course, it would help if they would at least bother to report domestic abuse.