>>The reasons it's disruptive could be due to companies / culture in general not being flexible and accommodating enough to motherhood. That's a pretty critica

>>The reasons it's disruptive could be due to companies / culture in general not being flexible and accommodating enough to motherhood. That's a pretty critical view of things. I think a more objective view is that motherhood is costly for the mother in time and attention, and generally reduces the time and effort she puts into her career. Whether people operating in the business world should be encouraged or forced to give preferential treatment to mothers so that motherhood doesn't become a career disadvantage is an open question. One could argue it would be unfair to those women who choose to forego or forestall motherhood to dedicate more time to their careers.