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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a lot of it is about what you spend your time doing. Kids are time-consuming so if you want to describe activities that define your life, they are going to make the list.

I wouldn’t put anything in my Twitter bio but I think it would be weird for a parent to say something like “lawyer foodie knitter Gardner” and not add “mom” or “dad.”

Not that it’s a big deal one way or another. [/quote]

A few years ago, I was nearly not hired into my present role when HR found out I had young kids.  It didn’t come up in any interviews—I was on the East Coast, they phoned me at 8 pm my time from a random number and I made the mistake of picking up and there was kid background noise.  HR called my future managers and warned them I had young kids.

My manager said “so does the other [male] applicant and you didn’t raise any concerns.”

So my public Internet presence doesn’t mention my kids and never has.[/quote]

Was your manager a woman?[/quote]

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