What's more important to women today? Love or marriage, money or happiness? If a woman wants to succeed in business, must her personal life suffer? What is the ideal age to marry? To become a mother? Why are some women saying 'never'? These are just some of the questions on women's minds, today; and Lifetime Television, the leader in women's television, has launched a campaign to find the answers.

The network recently began gathering information in advance of a special to be hosted by MSNBC's Willow Bay. Results are in from the first ever 'Lifetime Women's Pulse Poll' and they reveal some fascinating details about a wide range of topics touching women's lives.

A total of 801 women, ranging in age from 18 to 59 were posed a series of questions about their positions on key policy issues, family, their consumer behavior and spending habits and their desire for and usage of new technologies. Of those polled, the majority agree 'there has never been a better time to be a woman in the USA;' yet most feel that discrimination against the fairer sex is still a serious problem in America.

When it comes to deciding when to marry, most women think between the ages of 24 and 26 is ideal. Baby Boomers and the women of Generation X peg the time when it's right to have children at 30 plus while younger women say under 30 and many even under 26.

The poll also revealed that while women of all ages use cell phones and high speed Internet, those between the ages of 16 and 24 are most likely to also use iPods and mp3 players, while Baby Boomers are most likely to purchase High Definition TVs. And when it comes to issues in the workplace, if given a choice and money was not an object, more than half of women in all age groups would rather start their own businesses than stay in their current jobs.

Another interesting finding: that Generation Y women (18-29) differ little from their grandmothers in their preference for young marriage and motherhood, but they are definitely more progressive. More than a-third (35 percent) say they would have a baby out of wedlock, compared to just 28 percent of Baby Boomers (45-59).

'Lifetime has always been the expert on information about women and for women and these polls help give a voice to the unique and diverse perspectives of women today, and project where they'll be in five to ten years,' says Betty Cohen, president and CEO of Lifetime Entertainment Services.