Judgment, 16 July 1987.
The Court dismissed a suit challenging the constitutionality of National Health Institute regulations that gave female workers with children under six a monthly payment for day care, but gave such a payment to men only if they were widowed.  It held that such regulations did not violate sexual equality provisions of the Constitution because they were directed at ending de facto discrimination against women with small children by allowing them to keep permanent jobs.  It concluded that in this situation male and female workers are in different situations and can thus be treated differently.
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