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June
Punished for a Pregnancy: A Unique Form of Workplace Discrimination
Pregnancy discrimination is a particularly dangerous form of sexism in the workplace given how much pressure exists on working women to work increasingly longer hours, particularly in the financial industry and tech industry. For pregnant women in these and other industries, while opportunities exist for women to take more leave when they become pregnant, discrimination often lurks upon their return.
Since men often do not need as much leave as women, they have more opportunity to advance to higher positions within a