OK, before I jump into to my topic today, I wanted to say thanks to everyone who commented on my last post. I was blown away by how awesome you guys are. I definitely felt less alone in my despair over the direction my life is going in and it was hugely comforting.

Thanks a million for the support...

So...this is something that's concerned me greatly as of late and I wanted to see what the rest of you thought about it.

I always hear and read about how women of "childbearing age" are discriminated against in the workplace and given less promotional consideration because of this so called "mommy tax". Apparently due to the fact that all the stats and studies say that mothers miss more work, need more flexible schedules, and in general are much more of a pain in the ass to employ than any other group or people, some employers are reluctant to hire or promote women for fear that they will breed.

That distresses me because I've begun looking for other job opportunities, and I'm starting to wonder if -unbeknownst to me- I've ever been turned down or passed over for a job opportunity due to the assumption that I either was, or would soon be a mother.

Just the mere notion pisses me the hell off! And I feel helpless to stop it from happening in the future!

Just because I have a vagina, that doesn't mean I'm going to use it to produce offspring dammit!

How the hell do we as childfree women circumvent this type of discrimination? I mean it's not like I can slap the words "CHILDFREE FOR LIFE" on my resume...(If I could, I'd do it in a heartbeat!). So what do we do? Is there a subtle way we can slip in this tidbit during a job interview (if we can even OBTAIN an interview in the first place being women of "childbearing age") or would that tactic backfire because so many people think women SHOULD be mothers? Is anyone else worried about this hindering them in the future or is it just me?

I really think we need to have a brainstorming session to figure out how we can prevent this type of discrimination from affecting us professionally. What do you all think?