Efficient and can-do: Why moms make the best employees

Taking care of children gives working mothers an ability to be more efficient with their time and commitments.

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Lauren Smith Brody

June 23, 2018

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Taking care of children gives working mothers an ability to be more efficient with their time and commitments, says Lauren Smith Brody. She is the founder of The Fifth Trimester movement and a best-selling author of books on motherhood and cultural anthropology.

Lauren Smith Brody

Founder, The Fifth Trimester Movement; Author, “The Fifth Trimester”

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