‘Just a mum’: pregnant women and working parents feel overlooked and undervalued in the workplace

By Dr Rachael Potter, Research Associate and Lecturer in Work and Organisational Psychology, University of South Australia

Pregnant women and workers with children are often unfairly treated by their bosses and colleagues, despite laws to protect against workplace discrimination in Australia, according to a new study.

The prevalence of mistreatment has been revealed in the first national review of work-related discrimination, disadvantage and bias among pregnant and parent workers in a decade, undertaken by researchers from the University of South Australia.

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