but you have to admit that by and large we have had a patriarchal system in Britain, one that has served most women ill, now that there is a degree of parity, in law specific, that can only be a good thing. I don't think any right minded woman wants to take over the world, we leave that to despots, mostly men... [cough] but to have a life free from the kind of constrictions that still prevail in many parts of the world. See my post about two Pakistani girls killed for dancing...