I would just like to say how freaking glad I am that I did not grow up in the late 70's and that the women who went before me put up with this shit so that I could run my life in the way I want to.Was the storyline with Freida just meant to be a matephor for what could happened back then or did I miss something?
Ichi, In about 1971 I can remember seeing stories on the news about equal pay for women, I asked my mum what it all meant. At that time mum was the Head Chef at a restaurant. I could not believe it when she told me that her Sous Chef was paid more than her because women only earnt about 75% of a man's wage

Having grown up in a home where my brother and I were more or less treated the same I just could not get my head around it. By about 1972 I think women had equal wages
I am really enjoying the show too. Fairly sure the book was set in 78/79, in the book the girls were 13 years old and in the movie they were older 16 ish. Regardless I can relate, I was 16 years old in 1978 and lived by the beach, a lot of the boys we knew were surfies and had panel vans.
I haven't watched this weeks episode, will watch tonight.
BIT OF TRIVIA:
Brenna Harding who plays Sue Knight is the daughter of the two lesbian mums who appeared on playschool.