translate English to French: As a consequence, a woman who had obtained her degree on or some time before 27 September 1997 and who had subsequently taken time oﬀ work in order to bring up her children was likely to ﬁnd herself at a disadvantage compared to male candidates, since she would have been neither able to take part in the competition concerned nor (unless she had nevertheless acquired three years’ professional experience) to take part in competition COM/A/1/02.
S’il est vrai que de simples diﬀérences entre avis de concours ne constituent pas une preuve de discrimination, il n’en demeure pas moins que la Commission ne semble pas avoir pris de précautions pour prendre en compte les besoins des femmes qui seraient dans une telle situation.