When I fell pregnant I experienced discrimination. From people on the street, to the education system, to the workplace. When you are in a wave of emotions, the last thing that you want to do is file a tribunal or complain about the way you have been treated. For me, I didn't even realise that what I was facing was discrimination until it was too late to do anything.
77% of women experience negativity or discrimination in the workplace whilst pregnant which is a shocking statistic when you really sit back and think about it. To campaign against a change, Pregnant Then Screwed are hosting a March Of The Mummies today across 6 different cities to shout about maternity discrimination.
Whist I wish that I could be there, due to the train costing too much I will be taking part in a virtual walk. I will be shouting about maternity discrimination, sharing my story and making sure that others don't face the problems and discrimination I did.
The requests are simple, the government know the problems women face, but they don't put anything in place to combat the issue that faces thousands of women each day.
- Increase the time limit to raise a tribunal claim from 3 months to (at least) 6 months
- Require companies to report on how many flexible working requests are made and how many are granted
- Give both parents access to 6 weeks parental leave paid at 90% of salary
- Give the self-employed access to statutory shared parental pay
- Subsidise childcare from 6 months old, rather than 3 years
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