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		tptacek on March 24, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Etsy Attracted 500% More Female Engineers "Are you willing to work a 40 hour week" (ie, the industry standard full-time week) is code for "are you sure your motherly obligations aren't going to get in the way of your job?"

statictype on March 26, 2013 [–]

Is it wrong to ask that? Serious question. Seems to me like a perfectly fair thing for a prospective employer to ask.

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