tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post357958312623345472..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: Does pregnancy loss/infertility belong on your resume? loribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-65770111594928019522021-04-12T02:17:23.516-04:002021-04-12T02:17:23.516-04:00Hmmm. I'm really not sure. At the time these t...Hmmm. I'm really not sure. At the time these things were happening, I didn't want to share with my employers or potential employers/clients. I worked in a heavily male dominated environment, and struggled to be acknowledged.<br /><br />So I like the comment that gaps on a resume should be accepted, and that lives happen. My gaps would also include "Mother had cancer and dementia" and my husband would have "carer for elderly parents" on it, not to mention "Wife had diplomatic posting to Bangkok" and we would both have "buggered off to Italy for months because Husband was made redundant." (Actually, I have had "Time off to travel internationally" for that trip on my resume!) Yes, I'm being a bit facetious. Sorry!Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-31327024743639686372021-04-09T14:45:05.945-04:002021-04-09T14:45:05.945-04:00Hmmm... My initial feeling is that I don't wan...Hmmm... My initial feeling is that I don't want to put my infertility stuff on my resume. Although, it would explain my big employment gap. I could also make a case for how it makes me a better healthcare practitioner, since I understand how medical events can be traumatic and completely life altering. But maybe I could just mention this in an interview, not on my resume. Interesting to think about.Infertile Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11033358612204465661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-92084900043365227782021-04-09T11:42:41.484-04:002021-04-09T11:42:41.484-04:00This is so interesting. My pregnancy losses (and t...This is so interesting. My pregnancy losses (and the birth of my daughter) profoundly affected my work life, and where other women can sometimes fill those spaces with volunteering, etc., I couldn't. I found myself explaining sometimes even when I didn't want to. It would be nice to normalize this. On the other hand, I think about my anti-racist training, and YES, it would be great to normalize gaps, without making people have to explain them ... why not judge what's on the resume, rather than what's missing? This is great food for thought.Justine Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.com