Having it all, i.e. a job, family and generally mixed life, is actually good for women’s health. Not a surprise really, for despite our society’s general paranoia about “stress”, I think we all know that, reasonably well managed, being busy, rushing around, and having things to do, is much better than underemployment and a routine life.
While homemakers are hailed by Middle England traditionalists as the proper example of sensible motherhood, research suggests that staying at home and giving up work leads to poorer long-term health. The risk of becoming obese was found to be almost double for a stay-at-home mother.
Then the music industry has traditionally been seen as a male preserve (and professional performance is still overwhelmingly so), but it seems the media has it entirely wrong, and the “MP3 revolution” is being at least equally driven by women as men.
The belief that growth in the market was coming from older male fans sparked a rash of magazines aimed at that niche. But research by the media group Emap shows that the huge popularity of MP3 players such as Apple’s iPod has now fuelled an increase in sales to women.The study also shows that the traditional image of the music press as a male preserve has been shattered. More women than men read the rock magazine Kerrang!, for example, and nearly half of those under 30 who buy the the music monthly Q are female. More women now spend more time listening to music than their male counterparts, with record labels speculating that the rise in digital downloads means they now find it quicker and easier to explore new artists.
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