>For the first time in two years Rosie Batty is anonymous.
>This is Ms Batty's first big overseas trip since her son Luke was murdered by his father in February 2014.
>Sweden is supposed to be one of the safest places on earth to be a woman. It constantly tops international surveys of gender neutrality — equal opportunity for men and women.
>The country is also famous for its generous paternity leave scheme, and large number of women in the workforce and in positions of power.
>But all is not as it seems. Sweden also has one of the highest rates of domestic violence in Europe.
>Almost half of Swedish women will experience physical, sexual or psychological violence at the hands of men in their lifetime. In 2013, more than 29,000 cases of violence against women were reported to police.
>Travelling through the country Ms Batty finds it hard to comprehend the stark contrast between Sweden's natural beauty and its dark underbelly of violence against women.
>She is here to find out why there is such an apparent contradiction in Sweden.
>Gender equality is often put forward by academics, activists and policy makers as an effective way to combat domestic violence.
>The idea is that if men and women are equal, domestic violence rates will fall. But that has not happened here.
>It is unclear whether the rates of domestic violence in Sweden are so high because more women are reporting the crimes than in other countries, or whether the transition to gender equality has unsettled the traditional roles of men and women.
>"You will inevitably see more of an increase in violence because a woman's role, a woman's position is challenged in a man's view," Ms Batty says.
FYI, Rosie Batty = 2015 Australian of the Year
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-15/rosie-batty-face-to-face-with-a-domestic-violence-perpetrator/7214978