Though he once treated Ivan as if he were almost his son, his life kind of went sour after his wife left and he grew less attached to Ivan, who was a sore spot in their marriage. These days, Mack drinks and his ethics are, well, questionable.
Hyphen's will be used when a word is hyphenated. Hyphens join words together, while dashes separate them.
All things considered would be your answer.
Equality of women. The book recurred idealism if women, not equality of them.