When I was a new mom, I read a lot of advice saying you shouldn’t share you had kids in the interview process… it made you less desirable as a new hire. I’ve been in the industry for almost 20 years now and I feel it’s important to share I’m a parent up front. If an employer doesn’t want me because I’m a parent, I definitely don’t want to work there. At my level, I feel many candidates would have kids anyways. What does this group think?

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Statistically, 85%+ of adults over 40 in the U.S. are parents, so it shouldn’t come as a huge shock to whoever is interviewing you. Maybe that advice is more about having very young kids, being the primary caregiver, or having limited support at home. But at 20 years into your career, being a parent is more the rule than the exception.

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Interesting point as I’ve wondered the same. Whether I fully agree with this take or not deep at heart, I’m not going to disclose it unless it comes up really naturally in conversation and it feels right to mention. I would be hesitant to mention his age (1) however.

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I put a long maternity gap on my resume exactly for this reason

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