UK Wedding News
18/10/2013
Many women felt appearing single would increase their chances of being promoted, while a further third admitted to removing their rings when going for a job interview.
The survey, which was carried out by comparejewellery.com, suggests that many women are concerned that employers, or potential employers, see a wedding or engagement ring as 'about to take time out and start a family', thus making her an 'unattractive hire'.
For men who wear wedding rings, these fears were not the same.
Elsewhere, it was revealed that a fifth of women remove their wedding rings when out socialising, largely to appear 'single' to the opposite sex. In other instances, women said it was because they were afraid of losing their rings.
Ali O'Neill, head of product at comparejewellery.com, said: "It seems that a fair few women in the UK are 'ring removers', but the reasons why were incredibly interesting – with fear about the connotations that the ring holds when it comes to employment prospects being the most common factor in 'ring removal.'
"Even in modern times, many women still firmly believe that they are pigeonholed by their relationship status – fearing fewer opportunities should they be viewed as likely to swan off to start a family, and so take their ring off to avoid this happening. Whether this be the case or not, it's clear that these kind of stereotypes are still a problem in the workplace."
(JP/IT)
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Women Remove Wedding Rings 'To Further Career Prospects'
A new study has revealed 35% of married or engaged women regularly remove their rings at work.Many women felt appearing single would increase their chances of being promoted, while a further third admitted to removing their rings when going for a job interview.
The survey, which was carried out by comparejewellery.com, suggests that many women are concerned that employers, or potential employers, see a wedding or engagement ring as 'about to take time out and start a family', thus making her an 'unattractive hire'.
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For men who wear wedding rings, these fears were not the same.
Elsewhere, it was revealed that a fifth of women remove their wedding rings when out socialising, largely to appear 'single' to the opposite sex. In other instances, women said it was because they were afraid of losing their rings.
Ali O'Neill, head of product at comparejewellery.com, said: "It seems that a fair few women in the UK are 'ring removers', but the reasons why were incredibly interesting – with fear about the connotations that the ring holds when it comes to employment prospects being the most common factor in 'ring removal.'
"Even in modern times, many women still firmly believe that they are pigeonholed by their relationship status – fearing fewer opportunities should they be viewed as likely to swan off to start a family, and so take their ring off to avoid this happening. Whether this be the case or not, it's clear that these kind of stereotypes are still a problem in the workplace."
(JP/IT)
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