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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you educated and a professional woman in a decent job before becoming a SAHM? In that case, I can see it being harder to get back into the labor market at anything approaching your current/previous level.

DC job market is competitive -- there are a million educated, talented, smart people around. Why would someone hire someone else who'd been home for five years? You just wouldn't be very completive.
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I had no problem returning to the workforce[/b]. I'm sure it varies by industry/role but this idea that it is impossible is outdated. I know several women who have done the same. We are in different industries but none of us had a problem finding a job after staying home for a period of time. [/quote]

Did you return to a senior role, with perks?

This was my basic math— I took two years maternity leave, but didn’t leave my job. My job includes travel and other things I can experience with my kids. I do not want my kids to think women do primarily domestic work, but it could be equally damaging for them to think, Dad has a secretary,  Mom IS a secretary.[/quote]

It’s kind of sad that you assign value to humans based on their careers. That is what you are teaching your kids.[/quote]

I don’t think it is. My kids love my secretary, and we value her enormously. But I don’t think it’s ideal for children to see women restricted to positions of support— at home or the workplace. [/quote]

You must be living in a vacuum that your children aren’t seeing women in power positions with the exception of mom. The vice president, Supreme Court justices, Congress…those are good places to start. It’s odd that you refer to women as being “restricted.” Most women I know own their choices and choose to pursue what works best for them and their families. [/quote]

I don’t run in such exalted circles that the Vice President or any of the SCOTUS justices are a huge part of my kids lives.  Their mom and dad are. And mom and dad are both important people in their workplace just like at home. [/quote]

So, you’ve cured cancer AND found the path the world peace??!!?? Why are you on DCUM with us common folk. I mean you are “important” in the workplace.

Get over yourself. You sound like an eight year old playing dress up.[/quote]

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