margret: i started the biggest company of its kind in iceland, running so many nurseries and schoolsse i wanted to feel and experiment and create, and i have a lot of wonderful staff. ♪ reporter: it's often said that if you're a woman, iceland is the best place in the world to be. and there are, perhaps, historic reasons for this. in the olden days, viking men often took to the seas. that left the women behind to manage on their own. today, some 70% of icelandic women of legal age, 16 years and older, have jobs, and that's not a recent development. ♪ ♪ reporter: in india, equality often only exists on paper. that makes a company like kirloskar brothers extraordinary. they're creating the necessary framework for equality to exist, like a canteen with affordable meals and a company nursery. the children are even allowed to eat with their mothers a at lunchtime. wages are also consistent with those paid to men who rk at >> since starting work here, i n't haveve any more fifinancil worries. i'm really happy to see my salaryry going into o my accot evermontnth. rerter: a a researchnstitut