Most mothers and fathers would know that being a stay-at-home parent is absolutely a full-time job.But for Alison Black, an eight-year “gap” between working and raising her three children has left her feeling a little unsettled.In two years’ time, when her youngest goes to school, she’ll be looking to get out into the workforce again.She says she’s already starting to think about how she should “justify” having taken the time off.And she worries that any prospective employer’s attitude might be that she’s been sitting around “drinking lattes and having mum chitchat for 10 years”.”Obviously there’s so much more to it,” she is quick to add. Alison says staying at home with her children was the right choice for her.(Supplied)So with the world’s largest professional networking site, LinkedIn, deciding to recognise this unpaid labour as part of a person’s profile history, mothers like Alison are fully on board.Currently there’s no option on LinkedIn for parents and carers to explain those gaps in their work history.LinkedIn says in response to feedback, particularly from women and mothers, it’s adding “stay-at-home mum”, “stay-at-home dad” and “stay-at-home parent” to its job options in the “coming weeks”.”In the near future, we’ll also add a new field specifically for employment-gap types to the…
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LinkedIn to introduce 'stay-at-home' parenting option in profiles
