A marketing consultant was on the phone last month with an executive recruiter when the interviewer began asking her the questions that moms dread most: Does she have kids? How many? How old?
Taken aback, she reluctantly responded, feeling trapped. Refuse to answer, and she might appear hostile. Reveal her family status – and she feared she would hurt her credibility.
“Once you declare yourself a mother, the whole perception shifts,’’ says Alison, a Connecticut mother of two who is seeking a marketing job at a nonprofit organization. She spoke semi-anonymously, fearing further discrimination.
