Thankfully, there are so many of us moms in media, and just working moms in general, that I could speak to and be reassured that, being a working mom really makes you work towards being the most efficient mom/person that you can be – at work, as well as at home. You make the hours and minutes count even more when you are spending time away from your child. You appreciate every moment even more. Being a mom really puts things into perspective and you almost feel better equipped to handle the stresses that media can bring. A study done in 2010 by Yale University revealed that growth changes do occur in a woman’s brain during the first two years of motherhood and that the parts that grow “are responsible for emotion, reasoning and judgement, the senses and reward behaviour,” definitely some of which we could use in our daily media lives. The study also mentioned that the brain is so amazing at storing information, that coming back to media was almost like riding a bicycle again after many years of not.
Of course working for a forward-thinking company that allows you the flexibility to be a mom really helps too! In Cape Town there are many media agencies led by strong woman, who are moms, so it is encouraging and inspiring to be part of this era, as we have that common thread that helps us relate to each other at various levels of seniority. Taking all of this into consideration, it makes you realise that being a mom really is amazing, but being a mom in media is even better, because you really can have it all.
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