Conservatives believe in a small state for good reason, and that must be the starting point of conservative feminism. Let’s let families decide for themselves what suits them. Let people keep more of their own money in the first place, and have greater control over vital services like education and healthcare. Let employers and employees negotiate together whatever arrangements they want, without cumbersome regulation that pretends one-size-fits-all. After all, the benefits package that suits the thrusting, ambitious woman beloved of some feminists will be entirely different from the package that suits the woman who is trying to balance domestic and work responsibilities. “Left-wing feminism” cannot reconcile that problem. Getting sucked into the debate on Laurie Penny's terms, so we focus on equal representation, will simply lead to more state intervention – bad for everyone, not just women.