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[quote=Anonymous]Op, I think you may want to aim higher and apply to a variety of positions. I am in a similar boat, but took time off for my health instead, and it's turned into a much longer time off from work than I expected.

When I was a search committee chair, and childless, I remember I wanted to interview a former SAHM for a professional position--my supervisor (a mom) and the other committee member (also a mom) absolutely and completely refused to interview her. Instead they insisted we interview the SAHM who looked like a religious nutcase to me. The only difference was that the first SAHM was divorcing and explained her issue in the cover letter, while the second was married and had worked for a very recognizable company a while back--even though the experience was not useful for the job. It was nuts. The first woman was definitely more qualified, and the second woman was awful and bombed the interview. We ended up hiring another candidate entirely.

My point is that managers and some hiring committee members have their own biases and you may need to keep looking until you find a more open minded person. The managers who are mothers may or may not be as open as you think they would be. [/quote]

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