Pregnancy Discrimination
Women who choose to work and have a child are often discriminated against–accused both of being poor mothers for working, and of being poor workers for mothering. The Wall Street Journal is now reporting that incidents of pregnancy discrimination keep rising, which is a disturbing trend.
I wonder if this might be a product of the poor economy, the backlash against civil/women’s rights, or some perverted combination of the two. (I’m thinkin’ it’s that last one.)
I have heard some very upsetting stories about women not being paid for maternity leave even if it is in their contract, women being forced to save up sick days in order to prepare for giving birth because they are not given adequate time off, women hiding pregnancy from colleagues for fear of being punished somehow, or women being told outright that they should not even consider having a child.
Sometimes, I feel we live in a very scary world . . .
Filed under: discrimination, health, women's health
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