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She is a married woman, don’t hire her. She won’t be able to stay at work till late, neither will she be able to work at odd hours- the founder replied.
But she is really good and her skills perfectly match our requirements. We need a resource like her in our team. Moreover, her previous track record is amazing – the hiring manager replied.
Whatever it is, she already has an additional responsibility towards her family, and I don’t want to Hire Employee her and compromise on our company’s growth. – explained the founder furiously.
The result – Candidate was rejected for the job role where she could have performed really well. Do you think the founder was right in rejecting the candidate only because she was a married woman? Considering the fact that married women have an additional responsibility towards their families, what measures can be taken by firms to help them grow and still cope-up with the odd working hours?
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