And then...

happiest year of the 20th Century.

Then, there were around 27 million women living in the UK.

Now that figure has risen to more than 33 million.

But in the years between, much more than just fads and fashions have changed. AFTER years of shunning home shores, the recession made staycations – as they were dubbed – trendy again. And, 60 years on, Spain remains the top choice, though it’s city breaks rather than beach holidays. Yet

HIGH prices have made renting the only option again for millions. The levels of home ownership fell to 63%, the lowest for 30 years, DISCOUNT supermarkets Lidl and Aldi changed the face of food shopping as did home delivery services from giants Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s, making the food come to you. A loaf is now about £1, four pints of milk £1 and six BROADCHURCH and Bake Off, Poldark and Call The Midwife are now the viewing must-sees and water cooler talking points. Box sets and catch-up services have changed habits, but we still watch most programmes on our big tellies with LATEST research involving 30,000 UK couples shows that 70% of the chores such as cooking and cleaning still falls to women. They spent three times as long on domestic chores as men. The average adult spends just under three hours THE beauty industry is now worth £17 billion to the UK economy with cosmetic sales of £1.34 billion. The average woman will now spend £18,000 over their lifetime on make-up. She’ll buy 38 different facial products such as NOW women make up 47% of the UK workforce, partly because changes in the State Pension age means fewer are retiring between 60 and 65. Women are now 35% more likely than men to

The world is a different place, from women’s figures to their what are their favourite foods, and much, much more... ON average a woman in the UK is three inches taller at 5ft 5ins, weighs in at 11stone and the dress size has increased, on average, to a 16. The bra size is now a 36DD and the feet have grown, too, to a size six. despite online booking freedoms, 53% of us still opt for the security of a package deal.

We now spend £1,300 each on our big summer holiday – almost £800 on accommodation and the remainder on spending money. last year and almost half of 25 to 34-year-olds are now renting.

The average Scots house price is £142,000, with the UK average is £218,000. eggs 90p. The average grocery basket is £83. Trendy foods for the year include vegetable yoghurt, goji berries and avocado oil.

We each spend £458 per year on five takeaways of pizzas, curries and kebabs that we have every month. less than 15% of viewing on high tech smart phones. Multi-channel TV viewing has slashed ratings, but drama The Moorside, about the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews, attracted a record 10 million downloads on BBC iPlayer. per day on tasks, including shopping and dog walking, or eight years of their lives. The Good Housekeeping Guide to the recommended chores we should do are: making beds, cleaning the loo, wiping the shower, cleaning the kitchen and clearing all clutter. go to university and 57% of those getting first class university degrees are women – but the pay gap between men and women was still as high as 34% according to a survey at the end of last year.