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Published Date: 26 February 2008
WOMEN are twice as likely to be turned down for a job if they have young children, a survey of Scottish employers has revealed.
The research, based on confidential interviews of 167 employers in Scotland, found women with children under five were the most disadvantaged, with many bosses refusing to take on those with family commitments.

Researchers at Napier University found some bosses were prepared to break the law and overlook a strong candidate because they assumed a mother would need time off to look after young children.

Employers admitted that women with young children were seen as a hazard. The study found that such mothers were seen as a huge gamble, staff who would not be flexible, and as a result were 56 times less likely to get the job.







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  • Last Updated: 25 February 2008 10:14 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Women and work
 
1

Guga II,

Rockall 26/02/2008 04:03:39
There is no way I would employ either teenagers or women of child bearing age. The former are forever taking time off for such "major" reasons as falling out with their current boyfriend, and the like. The latter are either taking time off because they are pregnant, taking the kids to the doctor or the dentist or similar, having to go to the school, and a hundred other reasons.

In addition, more mature women are far more reliable and are good workers and good time keepers. They are preferable in every way to their younger counterparts.

In any event, small businesses, in particular, cannot afford to employ staff who are always taking time off. Times are hard enough under this New Labour Sleaze and Corruption Party government without adding to the problems.
2

sceptic,

26/02/2008 07:29:41
#1
In addition other employees are inconvenienced or annoyed because they are expected/required to cover for these prima donnas.
3

sceptic,

26/02/2008 07:30:44
#1
In addition other employees are inconvenienced or annoyed because they are expected/required to cover for these prima donnas.
4

Hermitage,

Edinburgh 26/02/2008 08:03:48
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AND having to have last choice for the holiday rota as that these women must always have the school holidays, Chrismas etc.

Mind you, who would want to take holidays when the brats are off..........plane/train full of screaming offspring--no thanks!

If more of them stayed at home to rear their kids instead of farming them out to nursery (and complaining endlessly about the cost) and later, leaving them as latch-key kids, we might have a better society.
5

LKK252,

26/02/2008 09:25:47
Since when did parenting become a one parent responsibility?!! Accroding to the Media and to some of the comments above it appears to be! Don't fathers also need to take time off to take their children to the dentist, etc? My mistake, I thought we were living in the 21st century where such outdated attitude no longer exist. I appear to have been mistaken
6

Miss H,

26/02/2008 12:13:46
Now now boys, I will be monitoring the other thread on abortion just to make sure none of you hop over there and start lambasting women who abort their unborn children so they can keep on working.

You can't really blame them with attitudes like yours!
7

MoragtheToerag,

Argyll 26/02/2008 16:09:09
How odd, I thought human offspring had to be created by TWO parents, a male and a female.


 

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