Access to birth control increased, which allowed married couples greater control over the size of their families and young women the ability to delay marriage and to plan children around their educational and work choices. 12 And in 1974, women gained, for the first time, the right to apply for credit in their own name without a male co-signer.
With the benefit of hindsight and with the bulk of our work behind us, now is a natural and expected time to evaluate the effectiveness of that regime. Our efforts toward implementing those principles are underway. Federal Reserve Board staff members continue the review that I have previously outlined.