Collapsing Careers: How the Workplace Short-Changes Mothers

Every year thousands of women are fired, made redundant, or leave their jobs due to pregnancy discrimination. Many more are forced to give up their jobs because there is no arrangement in place to allow for flexible working. A large number of these women are later forced to enter low-paid, unskilled work because their former employers will not take them back, or because they cannot reenter their career. But having both a child and a career is not impossible. This eye-opening study contains a unique mix of academic research, general knowledge, statistics, and many examples of real women speaking about their experiences with becoming pregnant while working. Essential advice on what women should do before entering motherhood and solutions for how to return to work after a break are also included.

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Collapsing Careers: How the Workplace Short-Changes Mothers

Every year thousands of women are fired, made redundant, or leave their jobs due to pregnancy discrimination. Many more are forced to give up their jobs because there is no arrangement in place to allow for flexible working. A large number of these women are later forced to enter low-paid, unskilled work because their former employers will not take them back, or because they cannot reenter their career. But having both a child and a career is not impossible. This eye-opening study contains a unique mix of academic research, general knowledge, statistics, and many examples of real women speaking about their experiences with becoming pregnant while working. Essential advice on what women should do before entering motherhood and solutions for how to return to work after a break are also included.

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Collapsing Careers: How the Workplace Short-Changes Mothers

Collapsing Careers: How the Workplace Short-Changes Mothers

by Joanna Grigg
Collapsing Careers: How the Workplace Short-Changes Mothers

Collapsing Careers: How the Workplace Short-Changes Mothers

by Joanna Grigg

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Overview

Every year thousands of women are fired, made redundant, or leave their jobs due to pregnancy discrimination. Many more are forced to give up their jobs because there is no arrangement in place to allow for flexible working. A large number of these women are later forced to enter low-paid, unskilled work because their former employers will not take them back, or because they cannot reenter their career. But having both a child and a career is not impossible. This eye-opening study contains a unique mix of academic research, general knowledge, statistics, and many examples of real women speaking about their experiences with becoming pregnant while working. Essential advice on what women should do before entering motherhood and solutions for how to return to work after a break are also included.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781905745098
Publisher: Vision
Publication date: 05/28/2008
Pages: 288
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.82(d)

About the Author

Joanna Grigg has written numerous career guides, include Getting into Beauty Therapy, Getting into Childcare, and What's Next?

Table of Contents


Acknowledgements     ix
Introduction     1
How Jobs Happened     5
Welcome to Work     22
Unjust Governments     45
Unjust Perceptions of Mothers     67
What Mothers Have to Offer     94
Is it Worth the Fight?     105
How to Balance Your Life     134
What's Next?     177
Changing the World     216
Appendix     239
Endnotes     261
About the Author     277
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