i think part of it may also be that since women in professional positions face more barriers and discrimination in the first place - i'm not sure this is true all around, but i'm in math and science where it is definitely true - admitting to being a spousal hire would damage their reputation a lot more than men admitting to being a spousal hire. perhaps men can be taken seriously "despite" being spousal hires, but women will not be taken seriously because of being spousal hires. but this is all me hypothesizing. someone should do a sociology study!
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Date: 2011-10-05 07:11 am (UTC)