Mums make better bosses

Katherine Ellison, the author of "The Mommy Brain - How Motherhood Makes Us Smarter", knows what she is talking about for she is a working journalist in America and is also the proud mother of two.
Experiments on virgin, pregnant and maternal mice are borne out by the experiences of female humans. Only more so.
'New mothers are bombarded with unfamiliar and intense experiences and it is likely that their brains undergo a period of intense reorganisation,' Ms Ellison writes.
'And the need to look after their offspring makes women more focused and resourceful, more aggressive and less susceptible to fear.'

As human mothers learn to interpret and meet the needs of their babies, they develop skills that help them relate to others. Mothers (and fathers) become experts at non-verbal communication, on which most human interaction is based. Every employer wants people with drive. Another plus for mum.

Ms Ellison quotes neurologist Paul MacLean, who argues that the assumption that mothers focus all their attention on the well-being of their own family is not the full story.
'In fact, women convert their concern for their own children into concern for other members of the species.'
Ms Ellison suggests that motherhood increases employability in four main areas - ability to coordinate under pressure, dependability, leadership and care-giving.

Motherhood promotes skills such as team-building, mentoring and conflict resolution, which are also invaluable at work.