The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said that establishing the right work/life balance policies will reduce child poverty, promote child development and stem the fall in birth rates. The OECD has published a comparison of the 30 OECD countries' policies on balancing work and family life. In many countries, female employment is seen as key to maintaining economic growth. In the UK the aim is to reach a female employment rate of 60 per cent by 2010. In the UK, while Government spending...