Following the publication in Britain this week of the Women and Work commission's report into gender segregation and pay, it was interesting to see a survey of Londoners which found that far more women than men view owning a business as the key to better work-life balance.
Half the women (52 per cent) questioned in a survey commissioned by Business Link for London believe achieving a good work-life balance is one of the best aspects of running a business, in contrast to just over a third of men (36 per cent).
The survey, which polled almost 2,500 Londoners about their motivation for owning their own business revealed other gender discrepancies.
Over half the women (57 per cent) said that they believed that owning their own business would provide freedom from the everyday "9 to 5" compared to just 45 per cent of men.
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