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[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 I'm sure it varies by industry/role but this idea that it is impossible is outdated.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]

Didn't have a senior role so that was not something I had to worry about. In the six years I have been back, I've been promoted and have a lot of flexibility. Happy where I am in my career now, mid 40s, with one teen and one preteen. [/quote]

DP - I was manager level when I took a break in my early 30s, did a little freelancing while home for 7 years. Had no trouble returning to a job at the same level and have since been promoted several times. New company is much more flexible and family-friendly than where I worked when I had my first baby. If I'd had the same work environment back then maybe I'd not have left. But I really enjoyed my years at home and am glad I did that.

FWIW, I was hired by a working mom with slightly older kids who always worked. She doesn't care that I made a different choice.[/quote]

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