In the 'developed' world of today the birth rate is under two children per family (about 1.9 here, 1.7 in Australia and 1.2 in Japan). The divorce rate is approaching 40 per cent in the UK, North America and Australia. Moreover, the economic map of the world is being redrawn by the multinational conglomerates. Less publicised is the pivotal role of women in the economy, which is slowly redrawing it too.
Women rarely command the big salaries or the headlines that the male captains of industry command. A Government report published last month by the Women's Unit showed that working women in the UK earn up to 250,000 less than their male counterparts over their lifetimes.
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