Social

• 1977- Family Law Book removed final sentence (that woman's role was to look after the home and family)
• 65-70% of women's wages compared to men
• In first Bundestag, only 7% representatives were female
• 1977- legalised no-fault divorce
• 1976- government legalise abortion
• 1960s- 2,000 woman using the pill increased to 1.4 million
• 1955- government agreed for 100,000 Italian workers to live in Germany

  1960- Bilateral agreements between Spain and Greece

  1964- 1 million guest workers
• 1973- guest workers agreement with Turkey ends
• Foreign workers took jobs Germans did not want. B/w 1961 to 1973, 3 million Germans switched from industry and agriculture to white collar jobs
• More women working- 43,000 (1960) to 700,000 (1973)
• Education in FRG

  • More secular schools in south than north
  • curriculum varied widely between Lander- mainly taught European (not German history) to deal with denazification
  • Federal gov had to convince Lander to adopt policies
  • Brandt's attempt to reform education system never succeeded