I've not read Chanakya's Arthashastra (Kautilya's Arthashastra - apparently the two people are the same??? I didn't know that either! Hopeless!) But I came across this interesting bit someone wrote about it. Am pasting it here unconfirmed 'cause, like I said, I haven't read it.
http://satyameva-jayate.org/2007/06/28/exp...ehind-the-veil/
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Chanakya recommends women soldiers as the first and innermost ring of bodyguards, commends their abilities as spies, explains property laws in case of widow remarriage and grounds on which women can ask divorce (infertility on the manâs part, poor treatment, abandonment, as well as treason by the husband). <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Good stuff.
http://satyameva-jayate.org/2007/06/28/exp...ehind-the-veil/
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Chanakya recommends women soldiers as the first and innermost ring of bodyguards, commends their abilities as spies, explains property laws in case of widow remarriage and grounds on which women can ask divorce (infertility on the manâs part, poor treatment, abandonment, as well as treason by the husband). <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->Good stuff.