But not nearly as raw as they did half a century ago, when even in Europe some women did not have the vote, discrimination was rife, women's jobs were second-class and the pay gap was huge.

但是相比于过去的半个世纪———那个时候，即使是在欧洲，女性都没有投票权，广泛受到歧视，女性的工作都是第二档，报酬差距悬殊- - -要好一些。