former lawdy bowman lives in the canton of argo it looks idyllic but she says looks can be deceiving on many farms here wives are completely dependent on their husbands they work hard yet have no money of their own or social security is the problem about there are problems if couples divorce. first women lose their home usually the farm was taken over from the husband's parents and the woman married into the family so she leaves and has nothing to prove she works there. a part time job and a prenuptial agreement and sure that she won't suffer a similar fate and her husband supports her efforts padi's call for a woman to strike could have caused problems in other farming families some saw it as a provocation. you. think they're not truly showing grief. of course that leaves you open to attack i've received a lot of negative feedback but if i was good at home and you have support then it's much easier to do this. but it's also about something fundamental go a woman should have the same rights as a man period. who. you think that would be self-evident switzerland yet in june hundreds of