Wouldn't it make sense that if you are interested in the job enough to apply
for it, and you know that it is out of your immediate area, you have already
committed to the idea of moving if you got it?  Duh! I see no reason to ask
that question.

However, if one was applying for a job that required extensive overnight
travel, an appropriate question to hear might be, "Do you foresee a problem
with your being away from home overnight approximately X times per month?"
This could be asked of ALL job applicants, male or female, without
specifying or even needing to know whether spouses, children or pets were
involved.  The applicant would be in a position to determine if this would
be a problem for him/her.

Julia Moore
Indianapolis Art Center


-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Christopher Dill
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 1:56 PM
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Subject: Re: More on hiring, in general


"Another questions that I always seem to get is, "What does your husband
think about moving?  As a life-long feminist this questions always bothers
me, although I try not to show it."

Hmmm.  As an employer I think it reasonable to ask how an applicant's spouse
and/or family might react to moving long distance.  I ask this question of
men as well as women.  When I interviewed for the job I'm in now I was asked
what my wife thought about a move and thought it a perfectly reasonable
question.  What does this have to do with feminism??

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