Can a woman be as good at her job after she has kids? Of course she can.

Office Mum post: photo of Gwyneth Paltrow

Can a working mother be as good at her job after maternity leave? That's the question - a Telegraph article headline - that caught my eye yesterday. The writer, UK journalist Antonia Hoyle, goes on to say: "Post-children I am distracted, indecisive and less confident. I am more prone to mistakes and often counter-productively manic in my desire to succeed. I ...