hi liz, welcome to this board,
your rant 2, well i am a male, and i find that in a majority of businesses, at least in the UK, they like to hire single mothers, more than single men, why.. i have a theory that its to say "hey look at us at our caring business we hire unemployable women who we know will leave after having a child because we are child friendly".
in my particular field, there are more women doing the job i am trained for, but they leave after a year(mooternity), but come back then off again, and so on.
in the jobs i have done, i was always the most dependable, the one who worked hard, and was told i worked too hard, because i didnt stand gossiping, all day long, or have kids, or.. bring in pictures of children..
this practice doesnt just affect women, it affects men as well. i have had to cover for maternity leave so many times, but they always come back after 4 or 5 months, and so the job i had is gone, then i get called in again a year or so later.
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