This is probably not relevant to most on the list, so if you are not a working mother you can delete this now. My husband and I have this ongoing 'discussion' about how working = mothers in the 'real world' cope with the combined roles. One question that we = haven't been able to determine is what percentage of working mothers seek = external 'domestic' help in one form or another. This issue would obviously = relate to working mothers in any field.=20 Just a matter of interest! Cathy Morison Technical Writer Database Development, PMD Geoscience Australia ABN: 80 091 799 039=20 Website: www.ga.gov.au=20 ************************************************** To post a message to austechwriter, send the message to austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To subscribe to austechwriter, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject field. To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field. To search the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************