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Pregnant women and workers with children are often unfairly treated in Australian workplaces (as they are in the US), despite laws to protect against workplace discrimination there, according to a recent study.
A survey by researchers found most of the 1,200+ pregnant and parent-worker respondents experienced discrimination during their return-to-work phase, parental leave, and while pregnant at work (via The Conversation AU/NZ).
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‘Just a mum’: pregnant women and working parents feel overlooked and undervalued in the workplace

Pregnant women and working parents are often excluded from training and other opportunities despite extensive workplace and anti-discrimination laws.
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in reply to The Conversation U.S.

Carolyn
Carolyn
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For goodness sake, either families are important or they're not. If they are, make it easier to have families, and, no, women should not be deprived of dreams and independence because they have wombs.
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