John—
Earlier this week, presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren was in the news because a conservative publication “proved” her story about being fired for getting pregnant while she was a teacher was untrue — because the school didn’t write, “Fired for getting pregnant” in its records.1
Which, as we all know, is exactly how pregnancy discrimination works.
Sorry for the sarcasm, John, but it’s clear that some people just don’t understand the realities that people who become pregnant in the workforce face.2,3
Pregnancy discrimination happened in the 1970s, and it still happens all the time. We know this is true: social media users confirmed it with an outpouring of stories, pushing back on The Washington Free Beacon’s ridiculous suggestion that when people are fired, overlooked for promotions, and pushed out of their career trajectories for being pregnant, companies just write it down in their board meeting minutes.4
Let’s do something about it — call on your representative to co-sponsor H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, and help put an end to discrimination against pregnant workers!
Pregnancy discrimination was wrong in 1971 and it’s wrong today, and the lack of progress we’ve made to prevent it is unacceptable. We can and must do better for workers, women, and families.
Tell your representative to co-sponsor H.R. 2694.
Thanks for fighting with us,
Stephanie Yost
Senior Legislative Counsel, NARAL Pro-Choice America
Sources:
- Warren Rewrites Her Story Again, Wall Street Journal, Oct. 10, 2019.
- This Viral Google Memo Alleging Pregnancy Discrimination Proves the Struggle for Equality Is Still Very Real, INC., Aug. 7, 2019.
- By the Numbers: Women Continue to Face Pregnancy Discrimination in the Workplace, National Partnership for Women and Families, Oct. 2016.
- Women rally in support of Elizabeth Warren by sharing their own pregnancy discrimination stories, NBC, Oct. 9, 2019.
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