John—
From the warehouses of Amazon, the aisles of Walmart, the boardrooms of Google, and many, many other businesses, working people who become pregnant face a shameful amount of discrimination.1,2,3
They’re forced to perform physical tasks to the point of injury.4
They’re unfairly fired and passed over for promotions and raises.5
They’re mocked, denigrated, and forced out of their career trajectories.6
And intersections with racial, ethnic, and economic discrimination can make pregnancy discrimination worse for women of color and low-wage workers, allowing employers to take advantage of attitudes that diminish their need for protections.7
Call on your representative to co-sponsor H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to help ensure that pregnant workers are treated fairly and equally before the law. Act now! →
Simply put, when we allow pregnant people to be mistreated, shoved out of the workforce, and systematically discriminated against, we fail women and families.
Today, you can choose not to.
Take action now.
Kate Ryan
Legislative Director, NARAL Pro-Choice America
Sources:
- Amazon Faces Multiple Lawsuits Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination, Bay Area Employment Lawyers, May 17, 2019.
- EEOC Sues Wal-Mart For Pregnancy Discrimination, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Sep. 21, 2018.
- This Viral Google Memo Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination Proves the Struggle for Equality Is Still Very Real, Inc.com, Aug. 7, 2019.
- Miscarrying at Work: The Physical Toll of Pregnancy Discrimination, New York Times, Oct. 21, 2018.
- Pregnancy discrimination is rampant inside America's biggest companies, New York Times, Jun. 15, 2018.
- Pregnancy Discrimination, National Partnership for Women & Families, accessed: Aug. 23, 2019.
- Efforts to Combat Pregnancy Discrimination, Center for American Progress, Nov. 2, 2018.
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