Working mothers ready to quit

Half of working mums would leave their jobs tomorrow because their home lives are suffering.

Nine out of 10 say having children has harmed their careers, and half have sent a sick child to school rather than stay home to care for it. The survey, by Good Housekeeping magazine, also says careers can damage a relationship.

A quarter of women delay starting a family, hoping life will get easier as they move up the career ladder.

The magazine's editor Lindsay Nicholson says: "Britons need to see they are the most overworked people in Europe."