\u003cp\u003eFor most of history, being female defined the limits of a woman's achievements. But now, women are successful careerists equal to men. In Norway, women legally must constitute a third of all boards; in America, women have gone from 3% of practising lawyers in 1970 to 40% today, and over half of all law students. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese changes are revolutionary - but not universal: the 'sisterhood' of working women is deeply divided. Making enormous strides in the workplace are young, educated, full-time professionals who have put children on hold. But for a second group of women this is unattainable: instead, they work part-time, earn less, are concentrated in heavily feminised occupations like cleaning and gain income and self-worth from having children young. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs these two groups move ever further apart, shared gender no longer automatically creates interests in common with other women. \u003ci\u003eThe XX Factor\u003c/i\u003e lifts the curtain on these social, cultural and economic schisms.\u003c/p\u003e
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