... work whereas women do '67 per cent' (Kirton & Greene, 2000: 250) of domestic activities. I am going to critically evaluate the extent to which traditional assumption about the separation of work and personal lives are being challenged by 'Family-friendly' policies in UK organisations. Families can come in many different forms such as 'two-parent, single parent and reconstituted families, households with young, teenaged or adult children, people in heterosexual or gay relationships living with friends, or in nuclear or extended families' (Kirton & Greene, 2000: 240). High divorce rates have increased the number of single parent families. The idea that employment can be friendly and supportive towards 'other social systems beyond work' (Lewis & Lewis, 1996:11) maybe open to different interpretations. This may be interpreted in the sense that employment does not conflict with family, or even supports people with family commitments to enable them to do their jobs. On the other hand ...

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