Pregnant Women Affected by Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace

As I was looking at articles to write about, I found this one about pregnant women in the workplace quite interesting. This is the first article that I have came across that has really talked about how being pregnant or becoming pregnant can affect you at your job. It then goes on to talk about what you can do if you run into this problem at work.

According to this article studies have shown that women who become or may become pregnant are often discriminated against through pay, or more subtle forms of harassment in the form of jokes or quips. Some women may be able to take the jokes, but others may have a really hard time with this. They might take the jokes more serious than what it was originally tended to be. In fact, a lot of people probably do not even realize that what they are saying could bother someone since, since that is not their original intensions. During pregnancy a women's hormones get even worse, so dealing with the jokes could cause a woman unnecessary stress.

If this is going on in the work place and you do not like it, the best thing to do is talk to document the problem and take it up with the management team. Then, if this does not work one should send a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Finally, if neither of these steps work, one should speak with a local employee rights attorney.

Everyone is here because a woman gave birth to them. It is just part of life that people need to accept. Do you think it is right that women are being discriminated against just because they are pregnant or may become pregnant in the future?

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-Nina Pysson