Companies not accepting mothers

[eldavis]

A lady close to my area got rejected for a job offer during an interview. She is smart and qualified for the job, which is why she got to the interview stage in the first place, but she was rejected simply because she has a child. What's your take on such policy, do you think having a child would affect her performance or not?

 

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There should be no restriction or whatsoever. However, the hiring manager could have seen roadblocks along the way. Her being a mother can cause trouble with her show rate. Attendance is important once hired. So the hiring manager, had that intuition maybe because it happened to them before. They are avoiding the issue on child care. If she said someone will take care of her while she is working she can be accepted but 50-50. There will always be follow up questions.

 

[cherry123]

For real a woman willing to work is rejected because of the child. This is really appalling. This is just mere foolishness

 

[Niyi Briggs]

Is the child a baby that would need to be brought to work? If so, I think I understand why the company did that and won't fault them for that.

 

[cherry123]

Well, if the child isn't disturbing I don't see why the mother should be denied the job. If she is qualified for the job that's should cut it.

 

[Stardom22]

Some companies would reject women applicants because they think that they can't be as profitable as men are

 

[Shavkat]

In my country, this incident can be reported to the government agency that is responsible of filing a legal case against this company. It is not the basis of hiring someone who is qualified for a particular job.