I just read a slightly alarming article. Based on a survey of 3,000 women with an average age of 28, it doesn't exactly give me hope for my generation. I know these is only one survey but I feel they might be onto something here as you only have to walk outside or into a bar or even better yet, Topshop to see the result.

Workshy young women are now determned to ditch hard graft and flirt and flaunt their way to a fortune instead. These women dream of living the life of luxury, following in the WAG's' footsteps and demand wealth and status without the hassle of career as they fear working might ruint their looks.

As if that is not bad enough, the cite Chantelle Houghton of Celebrity Big Brother and Coleen McCloughlin as their role model. Many of them think a great figure is all they need to get ahead in life.

Just under a third said they would have a boob job if it guaranteed them easy money. Money also gets put before love. A third said happily confessed they would marry for money. One in ten revealed they would jump at the chance to marry a rich old man and reckon it makes perfect sense to rely on a man to earn cash for them. They rather have a rich man they make it in life on their own.

Just under a third also said they would never want to work.

And surprise, surprise, almost half said their credit card shopping got them into massive debt!

This is seriously setting women back. It makes for sad reading really. Posh Spice and Paris Hilton have a lot to answer for.

I have no words for it really.

Ilse