Working mothers boost daughters careers

Daughters of working mothers are more likely to go on to have successful careers, new research has revealed.

A significant study ran by Harvard University has  quashed any negative connotations society has around mothers working and raising a family.  The report found that daughters of women with careers were destined to have high flying job themselves and expect to be paid four per cent more than their peers.

Kathleen McGinn, Harvard Business School Professor and lead author of the study, found that the results in the UK and the US were particularly noteworthy, since the attitudes toward working mothers here are more archaic than in places such as the Netherlands.

The researchers summarized: “We hope the findings from our research will promote respect for the spectrum of choices women and men make at home and at work. Whether mums or dads stay at home or are employed, part-time or full-time, children benefit from exposure to role models offering a wide set of alternatives for leading rich and rewarding lives.”