Sixty per cent of women are happy with their work-life balance: Men are more likely to feel the strain of juggling job and family Some 13 per cent of women 'strongly agree' that the balance is right A further 48 per cent say that their work/life balance is 'fine' Staff in private sector 'marginally happier' than those in public sector jobs Part-time: Women tend to be happier with their work/life balance than their male counterparts It is the modern juggling act - but managing motherhood alongside a career might not be as difficult as it sounds. Most women, it seems, are perfectly happy with the way their professional and personal lives are balanced. Far from desperately battling their way each day between office and kitchen, more than six out of ten believe their work-life balance is just right. Men, however, are less content with the way the conflicting demands of their home life and jobs play out. But more than half still believe that the balance is broadly good. The findings were released by the Office for National Statistics in its latest assessment of national well-being. They come as both the Government and Labour strive to impress women voters with their attempts to help them work more by increasing subsidised childcare. There is also growing criticism of the Coalition because falling unemployment appears to be heavily dependent on large numbers of people in part-time jobs. But the ONS report suggests a majority of women do not need full-time jobs or taxpayer subsidies to work longer hours. "Over half of employees in the UK agreed or strongly agreed that they achieved the right balance between their work and home lives," it said. Men are less likely than women to agree or agree strongly that they achieve the right balance. Some 13 per cent of women strongly agreed their work/life balance was good while nearly half - 48 per cent - said it was fine. But a quarter were unhappy with the way their time was divided, with 17 per cent disagreeing the balance was right and eight per cent strongly disagreeing. Another 15 per cent were undecided. Among men, 53 per cent thought their work/life balance was good but 31 per cent did not. Staff in the private sector were marginally happier than those working for the state, NHS or councils - 57 per cent compared to 54 per cent. The findings endorse the results of state-backed research into work/life balance in June 2011. Then, a large-scale ONS survey found on average people gave a satisfaction rating of 6.4 out of ten on the balance between time spent on paid employment and time spent on everything else. Happy families: More than half of all those surveyed believed the work/life balance was good Even for the most squeezed - those aged 25 to 49 who are most likely to have young children and financial pressures - the rating was 6.1 out of ten. Author Jill Kirby, who specialises in family themes, said: "Women are broadly happy with the choices they are making at the moment. As we know from previous surveys, women are more interested in having time at home and often want part-time work so they can have the time they need with their children. It is baffling the Government and Opposition spend so much effort telling women they need more childcare. This doesn't appear to be what the voters want. It certainly hasn't done David Cameron's ratings among women any good. The Coalition is consulting on a programme of childcare vouchers, which would provide £1,200 a child for parents who both work. Mothers who stay at home to care for their children would not benefit. This week, Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls promised ten more hours of free childcare for working mothers funded by a levy on banks.