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Re:I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to ... by Falling3 on Friday July 12, 2013 @06:28PM (#6035686)
"If they did read further, the next thing they saw (as politeness declared at the time) was a little personal information, and that declared I was married with kids."
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Re:I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to ... by ams6110 on Friday July 12, 2013 @07:46PM (#6036046)
Your marital status and whether or not you have kids should NOT be on your CV. It's illegal for an employer to even ask about it in an interview.
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Re:I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to ... by dragonwriter on Friday July 12, 2013 @07:54PM (#6036069)
> It's illegal for an employer to even ask about it in an interview.

I think you'd be hard pressed to find such a law. What you will more likely find that it is illegal for an employer to discriminate in hiring based on that information, and an employer asking the question in an interview is quite likely to be used in any lawsuit over alleged discrimination as evidence that they were, in fact, discriminating in hiring based on the information, since asking a question in an hiring interview is pretty compelling evidence of an intent to use the response in making hiring decisions.

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Re:I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to ... by aroberge on Friday July 12, 2013 @10:46PM (#6036487)
It likely depends on the country; for all practical purpose, it is illegal to ask this question in Canada.
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Re:I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to ... by usefulcat on Saturday July 13, 2013 @12:30AM (#6036670)
I think that asking such questions in an interview in the US can make it easier for people to sue if they don't get hired.
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Re:I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to ... by mattstreet on Saturday July 13, 2013 @03:57AM (#6037002)
He isn't an American. Not all countries have the same laws.
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Re:I understood gender discrimination once I added “Mr.” to ... by LockeWatts on Friday July 12, 2013 @06:32PM (#6035707)
Ah, thank you!
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