Power Maternity Leave Is The Latest Way To Make New Mums Feel Incompetent

Power Maternity Leave Is The Latest Way To Make New Mums Feel Incompetent

Feeling pretty good about your work-life balance? Aww, how cute. Feel inadequate again with this new pseudo-trend: "mumpreneurs" who go on "power maternity leave" by taking advantage of all that free time a lady has directly before and after she pushes another human body out of her vagina to start their own maternity sportswear lines and vintage-inspired bridal boutiques.

According to Stylist, "Time out after a baby can feel like a step off the career ladder, but a growing number of women are using it to reinvent their work lives....a period away from work can be hugely positive – time to learn a language, take up a hobby or, as more and more women are doing, start a new business."

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