MN mentioned in Guardian article about feminism

[SunshineBossaNova]

"The website, with its four million users, nearly all of whom are women, is possibly the most mainstream and politically important example of this slow-burn resurgence in feminist thought."

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/aug/30/mumsnet-social-media-forums-feminism

Go Mumsnet!

And of course there are whole employers and managers who are brilliant but I would usually advocate caution until that contract is signed and sometimes afterwards

Size of employer is also not much of an indicator for good/bad behaviour of individuals.

Never read the comments

Oh wow. Thanks so much for the detailed reply, that's both fascinating and frightening.

I was once advised not to tell a potential employer I was pregnant during the interview, for a strange reason: because (it was argued) it would put the potential employer in an awkward legal position if they offered the job to someone else (ie I could potentially argue I had been discriminated against), and therefore I shouldn't tell them, for their sake.

But clearly that's not the case at all, and it was an overly optimistic view of the way things work in practice...

(Not that it mattered anyway - I did not tell them, but for my sake!)

My personal opinion is that it's best not to mention it so it just isn't an issue for anyone. But I have heard it suggested that it is fairest to the employer to say nothing but if an organisation's practices, ethics, culture and management behaviors are good it should be a non-issue.

Eg a good manager/HR professional doesn't panic and start recruiting people because they were the only black or Muslim candidate to avoid being sued any more than we would recruit a pregnant candidate because of her pregnancy.

Good, clear, fair recruitment practices to get the best possible candidate for the role are what the employer should be aiming for and evidencing. I like to think the vast majority of employers behave well the vast majority of the time.

That's good to hear K8.

They sent a photographer around as well after I was interviewed. Quite relieved that they didn't use any pictures, but a bit that my age was published!

I thought the comments about your age were a little unnecessary BIWI

That was you in the article BIWI? Gosh I am slow on the uptake.