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There are two kinds of moral laws, two kinds of conscience, one for men and one, quite different for women. They don’t understand each other; but in practical life woman is judged by masculine law, as though she weren’t a woman but a man.680

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Torella, E.C.d., Masselot, A. (2010). Conclusions: The Way Forward. In: Reconciling Work and Family Life in EU Law and Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230246683_6

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