Why pregnancy is still costing women their jobs
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Why pregnancy is still costing women their jobs

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 18, 202615 min
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They've been fired, demoted, and even offered sham redundancies. Decades after the Sex Discrimination Act was introduced, women across the country say they're being pushed out of the workforce for having kids under laws that haven't kept up with the demands of modern parenting. Today, Avani Dias on her Four Corners investigation into the tactics being used by employers and the laws failing mothers. Featured: Avani Dias, investigative reporter with ABC Four Corners

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Join me, Carrington Clark, host of ABC Business Daily, every Monday through Thursday. as I sit down with my fellow journalists to chat everything from markets to monetary policy. Find ABC Business Daily on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts. They've been fired, demoted and even offered sham redundancies. Decades since the introduction

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of the Sex Discrimination Act, there's been an increase in complaints from pregnant women. Today, Avani Dias, on her Four Corners investigation into the tactics being used by employers. I'm Sam Hawley on Gadigal land in Sydney. This is ABC News Daily. Avani, it's hard to believe, but in 2026, the number of cases of women being discriminated

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