She didn’t get the job because the boss was a male chauvinist.	If the boss hadn’t been a male chauvinist, she might have got the job.	
She couldn’t look for a full-time job because her husband refused to help with the housework.	If her husband hadn’t refused to help with the housework, she could have looked for a full-time job.	
She was awarded compensation because she complained to the Equal Opportunities Commission.	Had she not complained to the Equal Opportunities Commission, she wouldn’t have been awarded compensation.	
She resigned because the company had a macho culture.	Had the company not had a macho culture, she wouldn’t have resigned.	
They sacked him because he was a man but he didn’t take his case to the Equal Opportunities Commission	He now wishes he had taken his case to the Equal Opportunities Commission.	
She accepted discrimination at work because she didn’t realize it was against the law.	Had she realized it was against the law, she wouldn’t have accepted discrimination at work.	
She took a job with a company where there was a ‘glass ceiling’ and it is very difficult for her to get promotion.	She now wishes she hadn’t taken the job.	
We are no longer in the dark ages as a result of equal opportunities legislation.	If it hadn’t been for the equal opportunities legislation, we would still be in the dark ages.