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" Have any\u00A0of your guy friends ever been faced with\u00A0awkward job interview\u00A0questions\u00A0about whether they plan on knocking up\u00A0their significant other? Thought not. &amp;quot;Do you plan on having children soon?&amp;quot; is just one of the sexist (and illegal) questions that women are often asked when applying for a job.\u00A0 Employment law firm\u00A0Thomas Mansfield\u00A0asked graduates from more than 20 universities\u00A0what the worst thing they&amp;#039;ve ever been asked at\u00A0an interview is. Here&amp;#039;s what they came up with.   WHAT?!    If you, like us, are yelling &amp;quot;BUT IT&amp;#039;S\u00A02015!&amp;quot; into your screen right now, then we have *some* good news for you. You are under no obligation to answer these questions, and by asking them, employers are actually breaking the law.\u00A0 If you are asked about any of the following things, then this could be considered discrimination, and you don&amp;#039;t have to respond:   Your health (unless this is likely to affect your ability to meet the demands of\u00A0the job)   Whether you have children, or are planning to\u00A0   Your relationship status\u00A0   Your age\u00A0   Any spent criminal conviction (unless the job is covered by special rules, e.g.\u00A0a school teacher)   \u00A0Discrimination in recruitment isn&amp;#039;t just a problem faced by graduates. A shocking number of women have shared their stories of sexist interviewing with the Everyday Sexism Project. \u00A0     @EverydaySexism My first job interview; girls were told to &amp;#039;get their boobs out&amp;#039; for the male customers to encourage purchases #ShoutingBack \u2014 Cara Weatherley (@CaraWev) May 20, 2014       @EverydaySexism job interview for CHILDREN&amp;#039;s party animator:&amp;quot;&amp;amp;amp; what does ur boyfriend think of this?&amp;quot;I didn&amp;#039;t know I need written permission \u2014 0aki (@0aki) March 5, 2015       Er...illegal? MT\u201C@DeloresDeluxe: @EverydaySexism Just had a [job] interview cancelled because I&amp;#039;M A WOMAN! pic.twitter.com/dAYGiiwCr8\u201D \u2014 Caroline CriadoPerez (@CCriadoPerez) May 3, 2014       In a recent job interview, I was asked how I did my job and managed to have children too. #everydaysexism \u2014 alice troughton (@alicetroughton) August 28, 2014       Being asked during a job interview what my husband does, told to smile, asked when am I having kids #EverydaySexism \u2014 Clair Dempsey (@Clair_Dempsey) April 16, 2015       #ShoutingBack @EverydaySexism 1/2 At my 1st job interview I was asked if I had a b/f &amp;amp;amp; if I planned to marry him. I was 18 &amp;amp;amp; didn&amp;#039;t know... \u2014 Mumin (@DJMumin) May 20, 2014       @EverydaySexism bar job interview, told I&amp;#039;d have to take wedding ring off as &amp;quot;our girls have to look available&amp;quot;. I walked out. \u2014 (((Lizzie))) (@biscuit_ersed) August 5, 2013    Sigh. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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