a woman's work is never done...
This week the government outlined plans to double the length of paid maternity leave.
Trade Secretary Patricia Hewitt says that with 70% of women returning to work before their baby is one, Labour has created the impression that the only good mother is one with a job.
How much real influence does government policy have on women's choices?
Sociologist Catherine Hakim has written a new book called Key Issues in Women's work which says family friendly policy does little to reduce the pay gap and has hardly any effect on whether women chose to work or not after the birth of a child.
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