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Is pregnancy discrimination is on the rise?

Today's women have been raised to believe they can have it all, the job, the babies, the whole sh...

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09.30 26 May 2026


Is pregnancy discrimination is on the rise?


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09.30 26 May 2026


Today's women have been raised to believe they can have it all, the job, the babies, the whole shebang. But much of that relies on maternity leave and the support of the law to protect it. 

Some evidence now shows pregnancy discrimination is on the rise. Is the promise of women's equal standing in the workplace at risk? 

Newstalk's Sarah Madden reports:  


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