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Challenging discrimination

 

Use positive language in application forms, CVs and at interviews

 

Highlight the value of all your experience including any time spent raising a family

Identify the skills you have gained and match these to employers' needs

If you are considering a career break put in place strategies to aid your eventual return

If you are returning to work have a plan: identify any development needs, find work experience opportunities

Make use of the vast support network available to women both in and outside work

Acknowledge discrimination exists but remember it can be challenged

Target companies with good Equal Opportunity policies, particularly any organisations promoting female-friendly initiatives