I'm disgusted

[andrewducker]

If you are a woman, know one, or are related to one then you'll almost certainly be as sickened as I am by this article on discrimination against pregnant mothers.  But not terribly surprised by most of it.  The bit that gets to me is that an advisor to the government is saying it, and nobody is speaking out to contradict him...

Comments

[communicator.livejournal.com]

No, no. I think sometimes it's useful to face the issue full on. You mention stats. Let me give you an example, to explain why I don't think that is the right approach. I have a friend (female) who works for Wisden, the cricket publication. Now stats would tell you (correctly) that very few women know much about cricket. But my friend is at the highest level of expertise. Therefore it doesn't make sense to appoint on the basis of stats (this is leaving aside the entire issue of whether the stats are accurate, whether they reflect mutable or immutable characteristics etc.) It only takes on exception to render the stats useless as a tool for hiring.