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Full equality as a child would mean that I'm not told that I'm sitting in an unladylike fashion or that I shouldn't get dirty when I'm outside playing. Full equality would also mean that boys who wanted to play with dolls wouldn't be told it was girly. It also means that I won't think that only girls are nurses and only men drive trucks.
Full equality in education would mean that gender stereotypes wouldn't be tolerated. Girls can do math.
Full equality in the workplace would mean that hiring, promotion, and compensation wouldn't be determined in part by my gender. It would also mean a greater recognition of the value of part time workers because both men and women would be looking for the opportunity to continue in their careers while still having enough time to raise their children. From that we might even see more recognition of the value of letting workers go to part time status for other reasons like caring for sick or aging relatives. I also suspect that full equality in the workplace would lead to new ways to structure corporate management.
Full equality in the rest of life? I suspect it would mean that fewer women thought there was something about their appearance that needed to be corrected (as opposed to enhanced) by fashion or beauty products. It would also mean that men don't stand up to offer me a seat or hold the door open because I'm a woman (men AND women should do those things for someone who looks like s/he needs the help.) My health care access and choices wouldn't be used by politicians to score points with their bases.
Basically, full equality to me means that I don't have to spend much time thinking about gender at all.
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