to be in boardroom jobs. This programme seemed to think the fact that women are not in the boardroom was a problem -- and I am sure it is for individual businesses (and even GB economy as a whole). But on an individual basis is it a problem for women themselves? Although one young woman said she was totally career focused, there wasn't one other woman (certainly no mum) on this programme who was quoted as saying it was for her personally -- or that she longed to be in the boardroom. This isn't to say that women who are totally career focused and willing to devote themselves totally to their career don't exist. Of course there are also families where dad stays at home and mum is the main breadwinner. Whatever we are living in an era of choice. But the biggest issue is that women physically have the children and most of them end up fitting their jobs around their family. Thus we met two women who were destined for the boardroom until they had children -- one, a mum of two girls, had gone part time (so slowing down her fast progression to the top) and the other had given up work altogether to care for her two sons. She cited emotional reasons and childcare costs as why it wouldn't pay her to go back to work. However, both of these mums appeared to have enviable lifestyles and be very happy with their decision. The viewer was