Companies, she believes, are taking advantage of the pandemic to remove pregnant women and mothers. A survey of nearly 20,000 mothers and pregnant women carried out by Pregnant Then Screwed found that 15% of them had been made redundant, or expected to be. The pandemic has only amplified the long-term discrimination experienced by pregnant women and mothers. In 2015, the Equality and Human Rights Commission found that 54,000 pregnant women are forced out of their jobs each year – about one in nine working pregnant women. How many pregnant women, or those with a new baby, can face going through that?

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2021 09:56 UTC