I give up.
Apr. 25th, 2008 07:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Scene: home. Watching the news. There's a report on women finding they don't get hired when they mention they have kids during a job interview. Reporter tells us that mothers, particularly single mothers, are thought to be unreliable because they may need to be out of work to take care of a sick child.
Ron (looking at me, confused): I dunno...nobody ever asked me if I have children in a job interview.
Me: *blink* THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT A WOMAN, DEAR.
Ron: *blink* Ohhh... [beat] ...You mean people ask you that?
Me: Yes. Yes, they do.
Ron: Ohhh...
Ron (looking at me, confused): I dunno...nobody ever asked me if I have children in a job interview.
Me: *blink* THAT'S BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT A WOMAN, DEAR.
Ron: *blink* Ohhh... [beat] ...You mean people ask you that?
Me: Yes. Yes, they do.
Ron: Ohhh...