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Number of stay at home mothers falls dramatically
The number of parents who stay at home has dropped by a fifth in the past 15 years, according to a YouGov poll.
Seven out of 10 of the 2,198 adults surveyed said they would prefer to stay at home if it were not for financial considerations. A third thought their children would be better off if they stayed at home. Around 18% said the main carer had had to stay at home while their children were under 2 due to the costs of childcare.
The survey, which was commissioned by uSwitch.com found that 2.2 million parents now stay at home, compared to 2.8 million in 1993.
The National Family and Parenting Institute said the poll failed to take into account the benefits of part-time working.
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Women turn to self employment to balance work and life
The number of women who are choosing to become self-employed after having children is rising, according to an Australian study.
The study found that almost half of Australian women return to work by the time their child reaches 14 months old.
However, of these 22% of those with children under five work mainly from home, with many of them being self-employed.
The study, by the Australian Institute of Family Studies, found that 41% of women who worked part-time were happy with the way they could balance work and family life. Australian men, however, were likely to be working longer hours than their counterparts in other western countries and would prefer to work less.
Matthew Gray, deputy director of the AIFS, said women were moving into self employment in order to find a balance between work and family life.
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Finance workers would take pay cut for flexible working
Half of finance workers in Auckland, New Zealand would take a pay cut in order to gain flexible working conditions, according to a survey.
The survey by recruitment agency Robert Half asked respondents what would make them accept a pay cut. Some 49% replied that the ability to work flexibly would influence them.
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