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“Do moms make better managers? Some say having kids teaches lessons valued in workplace.”

Filed under Job Hunting, On the Job, Women and Careers
Posted by Libraries, May 31, 2006
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Del Jones, USA Today, May 12, 2006

The key word in the title of this article is “some.” Employers don’t necessarily see their return on investment from hiring a mother. Article author Del Jones presents examples from both sides of the issue. But, as Ken Siegel, author of So … You Call Yourself a Leader says, there is little scientific research in this area, one that’s crying out for a major study.

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