As a result of this push for public programs, European women became more involved in politics and by the 1990s held six to seven times more legislative seats than the United States, enabling them to influence the process in support of programs for women and children.
Zbog ovog zalaganja za javne programe, Evropljanke su se više uključile u politiku i do devedesetih godina prošlog veka držale su šest do sedam puta više mesta u zakonodavnim telima nego u SAD, što im je omogućavalo da pruže podršku programima za žene i decu.