Motherhood makes women more creative. So why do we chase moms out of the workplace?

Most women have heard the stereotypes about “mom brain”: According to conventional wisdom, mothers—especially new mothers—neurologically reorient around their children, leaving their minds foggy and forgetful. Never mind putting them on that big project at work. (They’ll be lucky if they can find the building.) But while science has shown motherhood can alter brain structure, the stories we tell about those changes are often incomplete—and, if we’re being honest, sexist. They ignore the truth…