Whilst we're being told that in Australia we can not be complacent over women's rights, superannuation and the like, just how much more difficult is it in the macho societies of other countries where men regard women as far less than their intellectual equals still.
Chile is one such example.
The male chauvinist culture there doesn't seem to have kept up with changes in the economy. And as our reporter, Michael Vincent, discovered during a recent visit, for women in Chile this means a life of drudgery and inequality. Within an hour she has to feed her two children, do the washing, clean up the house, take care of the pets, and then head back to the office for four hours until it's time to come home and prepare tea. Sometimes I can get really exhausted. Other times I can be happy.