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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]..... and this thread is just another example of how women bend over backwards to conform themselves to a typical man's lifestyle instead of trying to change the workplace to fit the realities of women's lives....  Until the latter happens things will not change for women. [/quote]

I don't agree.  As a working mom, I think the workplace should be flexible enough to fit the realities of both men's and women's lives.  But at the end of the day, it is still a business (I'm an attorney, so I'm in a client driven industry).

Also, as a working mom, I'm not trying to conform myself to a man's lifestyle at all.  I just don't think that is what this thread is about.

But your post makes it seem like working moms should bend over backwards to hire SAHMs, simply b/c of some bond of motherhood, even if the SAHM is not the best candidate.  I have no problem, and welcome, hiring a SAHM if she is the best candidate.  But it is hard for a SAHM - in this economy - to be the best candidate if she has been out of the workforce for 10+ years.[/quote]

Given this economy, it's difficult to imagine a SAHM as the best candidate.   Maybe the question should be, what sort concessions in the hiring process should we give those who step out of the work force to care for others (e.g., children, parents, other family members needing care).[/quote]

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