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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question for all you working mothers: how do you know there is a gap because of childcare? How do you know what the gap was for?
Certainly you can't ask. Are you assuming?

1. What if they were sick with cancer and then recovered?
2. Cared for 2 elderly parents with multiple medical issues, including schizophrenia?
3. Cared for a severely disabled child at the end of their life (Krebbs disease for example)?

These are 3 real life examples from my family and social group where women took years off and then returned to the workforce.
Are these acceptable?[/quote]

The fact that you are equating these situations with the average SAHMs situation -  nothing like what OP said - speaks volumes about you, and not positively.

It's more akin to taking years to travel the world. Your choice? Sure. Respectable? Sure, in some circles. Something that can hurt you in the workforce? Absolutely.[/quote]

Please re-read. My question was HOW would you know what the gap was for? An interviewer is now allowed to ask, and on every thread on here it is a resounding "NO" that you never mention that you stayed home or anything about your kids, availability of childcare, etc.
So again my question for all the working moms on hiring committees is how they would know what the gap was for.[/quote]

The examples you mention are not common.  In those situations, they'd be most likely mentioned in a cover letter.  Are you really this naive, or are you posing arguments just for the sake of it?

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