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Pregnant at work

Join us for the Equinet Seminar on 18th October 2018 to address pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. This seminar aims to contextualize complaints, measure discrimination, and discuss the need for objective data in combating direct and indirect discrimination against pregnant employees. Explore topics such as dismissal, financial harm, negative evaluations, unequal treatment, and violation of maternity rights. Discover risk and protective factors, job characteristics, and the impact of pregnancy on employment. Gain insights into the experiences of pregnant women in the workforce, and learn about the importance of trade union representation and awareness of legislation. Don't miss this opportunity to contribute to creating a more inclusive and supportive working environment for pregnant employees.

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Pregnant at work

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  1. Pregnant at work Equinet Seminar ‘Tacklingdiscrimination’ Addressingpregnancydiscrimination 18 October 2018

  2. Research Objectives Contextualizecomplaints Discrimination= counterintuitive Needforobjective data Measurediscrimination

  3. Direct discrimination Treatsomebodyless favourablethan others who are not pregnant, because of the pregnancy Dismissal, including forced resignation Harm financially or on a career level Suddennegativeevaluation

  4. Direct discrimination

  5. Indirect discrimination Fail to apply the protective legislation Absence of a risk analysis Violation of the right to maternity leave Violation of the right to breastfeeding pauses Unadjusted working conditions (night work, health risks, ...)

  6. Indirect discrimination

  7. Unequal or unpleasant treatment Creating an unpleasant working environment, because of pregnancy Tensions with colleagues or subordinates Tensionswith superiors

  8. Unequal or unpleasant treatment

  9. Objectivevssubjectivefigures 74,6% encounters at leastone of theformsmentioned 47,7% when missing risk analyses are not taken into account Yet: 81% is (very) ‘satisfied’ withcolleagues 67% is (very) satisfiedwith superior 52% says: no problemswhatsoever

  10. Risk andprotective factors Working environment Trade union representation in the company! Public vs. private sector Employment sector > specific problems Smaller company (20 to 100 employees) Predominantly female colleagues Female boss

  11. Risk andprotective factors Job characteristics Managers Blue collar workers Part-timers Temporary contracts & interims Seniority in the company Telework, shift work, irregular hours

  12. Risk andprotective factors Characteristics employee Age Educational attainment Non-Belgian nationality Handicap, physical limitation Characteristics pregnancy Difficult pregnancy

  13. Applyingfor a job Half of the pregnant women looking for a job do not apply 1 in 3 thinks that that would be useless 1 in 3 of the pregnant applicants felt less favorably treated or without any chance Low educated women effectively never found jobs High educatedwomendidfind jobs

  14. Self-employed 1 in 3: pregnancy = very bad for business 46% works less hours 8 to 12 months after giving birth (on average more than 10 hours / week less) In fact, unpaid care leave Strong sense of injustice Health risks Maternity rest Leave systems

  15. Conclusions Pregancy is a vulnerable moment in a career Segregation is increasedandreinforced Dismissalprotection is notenough Risk analysis is too obscure Right tobreastfeadingpauses is not well known Legislation on well being at work is notenoughknown

  16. Conclusions Pregnant womeninternalizediscrimination Specificeconomical sectors have specificproblems The betterorganised absence at theworkplaceis, thelesstensions A betterprotection of pregnant self-employed is necessary Sexism, racism, ageism, ableism & pregnancy

  17. The campaign We are so happy withthebirth of Emma At work, they are not

  18. Thank you for your attention Hildegard Van Hove hildegard.vanhove@igvm.belgie.be igvm-iefh.belgium.be

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