Working mums in numbers

72% of British women with dependent children are in work, up from 50% in 1975.

35-44 The age of the most-stressed group at work – professional women.

42.3 The average hours in a UK working week – one of the longest in the EU. Denmark has the shortest working week, at 37.8 hours.

10 hours are added to our working week if we stay connected out of hours via our smartphones.

½ of us do not get paid overtime – even so, a third of us keep up with our emails while on holiday.