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20th February 2018
10:28am GMT

The same number think that women who have had more than one pregnancy while in the same job can be a 'burden' to their team.
Around a third believe that new mums and pregnant are 'generally less interested in career progression' than others in work and four in ten claimed to have seen at least one pregnant woman 'take advantage' of their pregnancy in the workplace, whilst
The study, commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, surveyed 1,106 private employers in Britain.
"It is a depressing reality that, when it comes to the rights of pregnant woman and new mothers in the workplace, we are still living in the dark ages," said Rebecca Hilsenrath, head of the commission.
She called for employers to end 'maternity discrimination' and has urged women to use the hashtag #maternitywrongs on social media to highlight their workplace issues around pregnancy and child-rearing.
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