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[quote=Anonymous]When I was hiring in BIGLAW, my favorite employees were single mothers, I knew they were dedicated to jobs because they needed money, they needed a job, they were more focused, reliable, could multitask and needed to be efficient, would be more productive during the workday because they had to be done at a certain time because no one else was picking up their kid.  Single mothers and mothers in general seemed more committed to the jobs as careers, I didnt want to be rehiring and retraining every few years.  Single mothers were my favorite employees!

My worst bosses however were women, particularly mothers.  It is so true women are their worst enemy, they are queen bee/catty/high school at work.  I had female bosses tell me I should wear glasses to make me less attractive bc she said my level of attractiveness was unprofessional (not my clothes, I am a conservative dresser, she actually meant my face), another say my slight southern accent and the fact I went to UVA made people think I was a redneck, and another allude to the fact the only reason a male client agreed to hire us was because he wanted to "make babies with me". Yes, all said by BIGLAW female partners.  Working for men, in particular older dads, night and day.  All were supportive of my starting a family, taking extended maternity leave, and then taking a break for a few years when DC had some health issues.

I wish women would "lean in" to help other women, to consider a sisterhood, that when one gets ahead we all get ahead.  A SAHM in many ways is like a general contractor, or manager, or financial director, multitasking,managing several different people, needs, etc.  I don't understand why some people don't see the value in that.  [/quote]

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