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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]so not one woman was considered most qualified?  Not one?

Seems suspect.[/quote]

The local Dems endorsed 11 women and one man for FCPS School Board.  Haven’t heard any women complain about that unbalanced outcome.[/quote]

Most of the candidates for school board are women.  Very different from the WaPo not endorsing any women and asking them whether motherhood will interfere with their ability to hold elected office while rejecting the half the candidates who are women.[/quote]

You were complaining about the gender of those endorsed by the Post as well as the questions.

There were at least five men seeking FCDC endorsements for 12 school board slots but only one was endorsed.  An 11-1 slate doesn’t seem very balanced.  [/quote]
Endorsed by whom?  You're not providing much information here.  How many women were seeking school board slots?  If there were 25 women and 5 men candidates, and 11-1 set of endorsements is entirely justifiable.

And yes, asking women about their ability to do a job just because their mothers is not justifiable in 2019.  As others have pointed out upthread, it's illegal to ask such questions in an interview context for a reason. [/quote]

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