Valuing Maternity

Valuing Maternity

Every year around half of the pregnant women in the workforce will experience discrimination.  In 2006, the EOC found that 30,000 pregnant women were forced out of their jobs after becoming pregnant. Since the recession, research suggests that number is now more like 60,000.   The excellent “Valuing Maternity” campaign, supported by UNISON, campaigns for maternity rights and against the discrimination that many pregnant women face.  It provides information and support.  You can find out more at www.valuingmaternity.org.

It’s important to get the message out about the scale of problems that pregnant women face from bad employers.  We’re encouraging staff in the community and voluntary sector to highlight this by contacting the Valuing Maternity campaign at campaigns@maternityaction.org.uk (this can be anonymous), or by using the twitter hashtag #WhenIHadMyBaby.

You can find out more about your rights at “the facts” - www.valuingmaternity.org/the-facts.