-- 93 percent of women prefer a committed relationship to playing the field. -- 59 percent say women wear the pants in most relationships. -- 76 percent say their lives can be fulfilling, even without having children. -- 41 percent think it's fine to have one-night stands occasionally. -- 35 percent intend to give up their career when they have children. -- 81 percent would rather be single forever than be married to a man they know isn't right for them. -- 76 percent say it's harder to have a good relationship today than it was in their parents' generation. -- 79 percent think that men today are more likely to let the female be the sole breadwinner. -- 72 percent said that they can do almost anything to which they put their minds.For this survey, The Intelligence Group polled 1,001 women between the ages of 18 - 34. For more information or for full survey results, please contact Letena Lindsay, lslindsay@hearst.com or Andrea Faville, afaville@hearst.com. Cosmopolitan Cosmopolitan (www.cosmopolitan.com) is the best-selling young women's magazine in the U.S., a bible for fun, fearless females that reaches nearly 18 million readers a month. Cosmopolitan delivers the latest news on men and love, fashion and beauty, women's health and self-improvement, and entertainment. Readers can also interact with the brand on the digital front, with Cosmopolitan mobile (m.cosmopolitan.com). In addition to its U.S. flagship, Cosmopolitan publishes 54 editions around the world. Hearst Magazines is a unit of Hearst Corporation (www.hearst.com) and one of the world's largest publishers of monthly magazines, with nearly 200 editions around the world, including 19 U.S. titles and 20 magazines in the United Kingdom, published through its wholly owned subsidiary, The National Magazine Company Limited. Hearst reaches more adults than any other publisher of monthly magazines (74.1 million total adults, according to MRI, spring 07).
Contact Information: Contact: Letena Lindsay Cosmopolitan 212-649-2577 Andrea Faville Cosmopolitan 212-649-2165