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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's BS that once you choose to stay home for awhile you should be expected to [b]never[/b] work again.  Are women who stay home for awhile to care for their children just magically supposed to be independently wealthy?  Why is it unfair to the people who didn't take time off that people who did want to have jobs again at some point?  Why does someone who has shown their "priorities to be elsewhere" [b]never[/b] get a chance to modify her priorities once again when she is at a different stage of her life? [/quote]

What are you talking about? Where is this "never" bullshit coming from? You sound like you lack the ability to comprehend what this issue is really about: women who leave can't get back in at the level at which they left and often have to reenter the workforce at a lower level and for less pay. There's no "never" involved.[/quote]

Previous quote: Because she has been out of the game. I have no problems with SAH parents sacrificing their careers for their home. But I have a problem with them saying that the workforce is just supposed to accept them back open arms. Honestly, things have changed in the workplace, and it makes sense that after a large gap in their service, they need to reprove themselves. And those of us that have stayed and struggled with the issues of WOH should continue on their track. It's not bitterness, it's common sense. So if you come back making close to entry level, it makes sense. You are coming back and need to relearn your tricks. If you were truly on top of your game, you should be able to rebound eventually. But there is no way that an employer will take you at your word that you can come back full speed.

So if you work for 15 years pre-kids, take 3 years off, then want to come back, you should have to be "close to entry level"?   Because you suddenly became incompetent?  Only if you are at the top of your game, you might eventually be able to rebound?  The average woman who is not at the top of her game should what, stock shelves at Wal Mart?[/quote]

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