Life for working mothers is never going to be simple or easy, but thecurrent economic conditions are piling on the pressures in sometimescontradictory ways.
As our Analysis article by Helen Penn shows (see pages 10-11), a recentinternational conference organised by the Czech EU presidency revealed agrowing movement wanting to keep women at home. Its backers want toeradicate the progress made towards sexual equality at work and couldgain ground in the UK if the Conservatives come to power.
Our current Labour government is still putting the emphasis on gettingmothers out to work, but at the same time opting out of agreements suchas the flexible working directive that would benefit family life andchildren's well-being.
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