BBC Radio 4's Law in Action was broadcast on Tuesday, 27 June, 2006 at 1600 BST. Can you legislate to make household duties more equal?
Well, that is what they tried to do in Spain a year ago. They introduced a new law changing marriage vows so that men, and women, have to promise to take an equal part in housework, childcare, and looking after older relatives. Sounds like a good idea?
Clive Coleman speaks to the editor of Marie Claire in Spain, Lourdes Garzon, to find out how the law is faring. Have couples been suing one another for failure to comply? Or is it just an attempt to change social attitudes?
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