By the 1980s, societal attitudes towards women's employment began to shift, with husbands becoming more accepting of their wives working outside the home. This period marked a significant change in gender roles and expectations, although it did not necessarily translate into complete equality in terms of salaries, domestic labor, or childcare responsibilities.

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By the 1980s

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By the 1980s,

A) husbands became more accepting of their wives' employment.
B) children were helping at home far more than in the past.
C) wives' salaries became equal to those of their husbands.
D) husbands started sharing equally in child care when their wives were employed.
E) husband's were actively resisting sharing in domestic labour.

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