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A recent study suggests that the baby brain phenomenon – you know, the one that makes pregnant women leave the iron on for five hours and not realise, or lock themselves out of the house on a weekly basis – may not be a pregnancy-specific condition.

Research conducted suggests that there is no mental deterioration that occurs when a woman falls pregnant. Which would suggest that blaming the ‘baby brain’ may not be as viable an option as it once was.

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As the New Year broke, I found a news article that offered some insight into what this decade would have to offer. And guess what: it was more of the same. The latest example of misdirected political correctness is the republication of Joseph Conrad’s 1897 novel The Nigger of the Narcissus as The N-word of the Narcissus.

I’m not kidding. This is true. There’s a news article about it and everything.

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This story is just one of many I have read recently dealing with the effect a baby can have upon a woman’s career. It basically says that studies show the majority of women view having a family as being incompatible with their rise up the corporate ladder. Regardless of the accuracy of the study, this is something that has popped up in the media time and again recently.

In this post, I have decided to explore my feelings on the issue. Even though we decided to have our first child before Katie began a career, I’m sure this is an issue that Katie and I will face in the future, either with ongoing childcare arrangements, or with second/third/etc children.

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