THE two headlines from a survey of British businesswomen dovetail neatly. Number one: they work precisely three times harder in the home than most men. Number two: Baroness Thatcher is their idol.
If these women wish to reduce their 15 hours of weekly housework, they could do worse than look to their heroine's example.
This humble grocer's daughter found herself a millionaire husband, dispatched her children off to private schools and most likely had hired help for the chores. Mrs T might have been the Iron Lady, but she was never the ironing lady.
Updated: 11:10 Thursday, November 07, 2002
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