I know of two women who have lost their jobs because they were pregnant. One is a friend who had recently started a position at the time. When she found out that she was pregnant and told her boss, she was terminated during her three month “probation”. The second is my mother. She was being groomed for management at her job when she discovered she was pregnant with my sister. Her supervisor actually told her that she BLEW IT. She was never given the opportunity for promotion.
I wholeheartedly agree with Georgeena’s thoughts citing Northouse in her post : “legalities around the Family and Medical Leave Act should be front and center for an organization (Northouse, 2018). Senior administrators and division heads should have this legal education embedded into their practice and organizational policy and immediate action must be taken if law is violated. Moreover, training sessions on rights of employees and educational seminars to bring awareness to gender discrimination in the workplace is necessary.”
When women today feel they are terminated due to pregnancy I fear there is still a lot of ignorance about their rights and how to proceed legally. It is important that women know their rights and are able to speak out about injustices such as this. The only way that change will take place is when people are empowered to speak out.