But this may change as more people realize the limitations of the existing systems.

Well, as Dave Pollard used to say, I am certain that many (and more & more) are well-acquainted with "work-arounds" in order to get things done.

I am sure you are right .. but I just wanted to point out that employment legislation that applies across the land, is defined in generic terms, and strikes directly at a very-hot-button issue of gender equality is very well positioned to stay deeply rooted in the org'n landscape for some time to come.

Having just spent a couple of months doing a lot of landscaping, I think of this kind of legislation as a very deeply rooted and ferociously defensive common garden weed.