Two fifths of female senior managers quizzed about plans to have children in interviews, survey finds
Experts warn employers asking these questions could face discrimination, victimisation and harassment claims under the Equality Act
Two fifths (40 per cent) of female senior managers have been asked whether or not they have children or plan to have them in the future during a recruitment process, a survey has found.
The research said this line of questioning stemmed from “career gap stigma”, which women were more likely to face because of childcare responsibilities. More than a third (38 per cent) of the women surveyed who had a career gap of more than six months cited childcare as the main reason, compared to 11 per cent of men.
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