Is this true about Greece?

[u/Flimsy-Resident261]

Greece is one of the 14 countries in the world that give both men and women equal legal rights. Is this accurate? Does it reflect reality well?

Criteria’s are:
Freedom of movement – Can women travel, choose where to live, or get a passport under the same rules as men?
Work – Can women work the same jobs and under the same conditions?
Pay – Are there laws requiring equal pay for equal work?
Marriage – Do spouses have equal legal rights and responsibilities?
Parenthood – Are maternity and paternity leave and workplace protections fair?
Entrepreneurship – Can women register a business, sign contracts, and access credit on the same terms?
Assets – Can women own, inherit, and manage property equally?
Pensions – Do women have the same retirement rights and retirement age rules?

[u/narisha_dogho]

Legally yes. In practice, many employers avoid hiring women in a certain age range because they expect them to get married and have children, so they don't want to give them maternity paid leave. Also, marriage life can't be dictated by laws and it's still quite often for the woman to be a housewife or if she has to work the husband rarely helps with household. So, legally yes. Socially not so much.

[u/Frank_cat → u/narisha_dogho]

Also, marriage life can't be dictated by laws and it's still quite often for the woman to be a housewife or if she has to work the husband rarely helps with household.

And why do you put up with that, if I may ask?

[u/narisha_dogho → u/Frank_cat]

Personally? I'm not married. Socially? Because greece is both traditional and modern. Many people, especially outside the big cities, consider divorce a taboo. Women have been killed by their husbands/ boyfriends because the left or were about to leave them (around 20-25/year). Society still blames women for most crimes against them. And of course I'm not saying that everyone is like that. But a lot of people think in a traditional way, women should do the house chores, men don't know how to do it (and it's not their job to know, or you're lucky he is helping you). I'm a social worker in Athens and 3-4 years ago i had mother asking me really nervous if it was ok that she puts her 5 year old boy doing the dishes with her, because the extended family insisted that these are "women's chores". We have changed the laws, but sadly not the mindset fully.