tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post7781829307187844925..comments2023-06-14T08:24:18.553-04:00Comments on The Feminist Underground: Feminist Dilemma: Illegal Interview Questionshabladorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01730183259272125337noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-74888007793673857382008-12-19T00:08:00.000-05:002008-12-19T00:08:00.000-05:00Oh, and Habladora - I think you handled the questi...Oh, and Habladora - I think you handled the question quite appropriately: hem and haw and change the topic. So good for you.<BR/><BR/>I hope you get a decent job working with people who are cooler than this guy!Sungoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153155221248240952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-91449171516549687502008-12-19T00:06:00.000-05:002008-12-19T00:06:00.000-05:00Piggybacking on Jake's last comment:However. In *T...Piggybacking on Jake's last comment:<BR/><BR/>However. In *The Price of Motherhood*, Ann Crittenden found that women as primary caretakers were not the only people who suffered a major financial hit on the job. Men who were visibly involved fathers - for instance, the guy who leaves work an hour early for a kid's soccer game but arrives an hour early to get his work done - take a comparably largeSungoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153155221248240952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-20619001300313153222008-12-18T05:54:00.000-05:002008-12-18T05:54:00.000-05:00I would suggest that even if you get the job try a...I would suggest that even if you get the job try and avoid going with it. Because the interviewer already have given you a clue that he is interested in you. Hat's off that you bravely faced these questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-47871552758562007162008-12-17T13:14:00.000-05:002008-12-17T13:14:00.000-05:00Here is an interesting blog entry about a study on...Here is an interesting blog entry about a study on the "mommy penalty" and the "daddy bonus" as it applies to lawyers: http://feministlawprofs.law.sc.edu/?p=4218 I can't put my hands on the stats right now but I believe this applies in other professions as well. Men with children are hired over other applicants of both genders - it is assumed men with children have reliable caretakers for the Jake Aryeh Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503769061498852727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-6108863016034721472008-12-17T11:29:00.000-05:002008-12-17T11:29:00.000-05:00The two of us have been on the interview trail pre...The two of us have been on the interview trail pretty constantly since late September (well, early November for me), but we've had somewhere around 50 human-days worth of interviews between us in that time. Even as a guy, I get the "do you have kids" question all the time. Perhaps a bit shady, but there's no way I'm going to rock that boat. Anyway, I always deflect with "We have cats. They'reAnother Anonymous Posterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805120757173334654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-4162873061420868602008-12-17T02:41:00.000-05:002008-12-17T02:41:00.000-05:00And once they ascertain that you DO have children,...And once they ascertain that you DO have children, they ask about child care arrangements... interviewers often sneak this in conversationally, while talking about their own: "My mother-in-law watches our girls, what kind of arrangement do you have?"--like it's just a nicey-nicey social question. But it's their way of trying to figure out how trustworthy your situation is, so they can decide Daisy Deadheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17993200276152025235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-22826757769829279072008-12-16T21:47:00.000-05:002008-12-16T21:47:00.000-05:00I went to a private school for my graduate school ...I went to a private school for my graduate school that I am paying for not my parents. I moved back home with my parents after graduate school because of being completely broke financially. They live in a middle class suburb of Detroit. They are the last remnants of blue collar folk that reside here as this place has become really hip and has changed from blue collar to more a white collar Ajijaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328347379621837240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-22723298502345153002008-12-16T20:20:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:20:00.000-05:00Sadly, the EEOC and the federal law governing sex ...Sadly, the EEOC and the federal law governing sex discrimination (the Civil Rights Act of 1964) looks a lot better than they are. The court decisions interpreting what is meant by "sex discrimination" are infuriating and counter-intuitive. The Supreme Court has spent most of the years since 1964 making contorted arguments for why discrimination obviously about sex is not really about "sex."<BR/Jake Aryeh Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503769061498852727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-64045745391018645132008-12-16T20:15:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:15:00.000-05:00Wow, I assumed that these so-called 'illegal quest...Wow, I assumed that these so-called 'illegal questions' were, in fact, illegal. It turns out, you're right:<BR/><A HREF="http://technicaljobsearch.com/interviews/illegal-questions.htm" REL="nofollow"><I>Although they're called "illegal interview questions" on the Web, it's important to note that a question may not be illegal to ask per se. But if an interviewer asks a question that has habladorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01730183259272125337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-82356110812886541662008-12-16T20:00:00.000-05:002008-12-16T20:00:00.000-05:00Jake,I wasn't sure what laws applied when I read a...Jake,<BR/>I wasn't sure what laws applied when I read about this. What I did find refers mostly to EEOC and federal law. I was curious about how the states were involved, so thanks for the heads up.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00590540336794948058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-3741869628131196772008-12-16T19:14:00.000-05:002008-12-16T19:14:00.000-05:00Actually this question is not illegal in every sta...Actually this question is not illegal in every state. :( Here is one piece on what has come to be called "maternal profiling": http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2986/context/uncoveringgender I have been a lawyer for twenty years in a state which recently failed to pass a law forbidding this discrimination.Jake Aryeh Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00503769061498852727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-7899659612142047032008-12-16T15:46:00.000-05:002008-12-16T15:46:00.000-05:00The best way I've found to lessen these sorts of q...The best way I've found to lessen these sorts of questions is to make everything an "I" statement. I moved here..., I live..., I'm from..., etc. I don't mention family whatsoever and give the interviewer little room to mention it either. I also remove ALL jewelry before an interview.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-30598132641419240802008-12-16T13:01:00.000-05:002008-12-16T13:01:00.000-05:00Interviewer: [illegal question]Applicant: I'll mak...Interviewer: [illegal question]<BR/><BR/>Applicant: I'll make a deal with you. You tell your boss I gave the desired answer to that question and I don't tell your corporate legal counsel that you asked it. OK?DJ Dual Corehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04381643830082969577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-71449130200414085242008-12-16T04:18:00.000-05:002008-12-16T04:18:00.000-05:00I agree with Maggie. The company should be made aw...I agree with Maggie. The company should be made aware that their employees are opening them up fora lawsuit. It's possible that this guy didn't realize he's not allowed to ask those questions, and if that is the way you approach it, in a "I really like your company and therefore felt I should protect it" kind of way then it might actually work in your favor, because it shows you have investment Feminist Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01146840036438732265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-60513789824034756702008-12-16T01:10:00.000-05:002008-12-16T01:10:00.000-05:00i think a good, "why do you ask?" would be a nice ...i think a good, "why do you ask?" would be a nice response. it's good to answer questions you don't want to answer with another question.ms.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04552474379935802748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509053156280655479.post-43152465931971768262008-12-15T18:36:00.000-05:002008-12-15T18:36:00.000-05:00Tough questions. I think it would probably depend...Tough questions. I think it would probably depend on the situation and my rapport with the person asking. <BR/><BR/>I definitely think that whether you get the job or not, you should contact the first interviewer and let him know that the second one asked some questions he shouldn't have. Of course, you'd probably want to make it clear that you're sure it was unintentional, but that you didn'tJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00590540336794948058noreply@blogger.com