Companies including Panasonic, Cannon, and Sharp are paying their employees for having children. The birth rate in Japan is low and Japanese employers are feeling pressure from the Japanese Government. This appears to be the complete opposite of what is going on in the United States. Many employers in the U.S. appear [...]
Posted on June 9th, 2007 by Rachael Whalen
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By Jennifer Garvey
Pregnancy discrimination in the workplace can include; refusal to hire a woman because she is pregnant, terminating a woman because she is pregnant, demoting a woman because she is pregnant, and sometimes even questioning a woman’s plan about the possibility of becoming pregnant in the future. These acts are all illegal, but [...]
Posted on May 23rd, 2007 by Jennifer Garvey
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By Jennifer Garvey
According to the World Health Organization it is recommended to mothers to breast feed rather than use breast milk substitutes. It has been found that breast milk is the best source of nutrients for infants. However, with many mothers in the workforce it is hard for them to maintain breastfeeding their [...]
Posted on May 15th, 2007 by Jennifer Garvey
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Nicole Mathieu writes a letter to the editor of Kennebec Journal highlighting the need to ensure equity in women’s health services:
I am writing to urge support for L.D. 1309, an act to provide equity in women’s health services.
I have never understood why MaineCare pays for multiple prenatal visits and hospital delivery costs for poor women, [...]
Posted on May 12th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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Cassandra Harding was afraid of losing her scholarship because of a contract she was required to sign for the Memphis track team. This contract, in clear violation of Title IX stated that pregnancy is listed among incidents that would result in “immediate dismissal and non-renewal of scholarship.â€
And so, when Harding was found to be [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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Gonzalez v. Carhart: How the Supreme Court’s Validation of the Federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act Affects Women’s Constitutional Liberty and Equality
Part Two in a Two-Part Series
By JOANNA GROSSMAN AND LINDA MCCLAIN
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An excellent commentary on FindLaw.
Recently, in Gonzales v. Carhart, the Supreme Court upheld the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 (PBABA). The decision exemplifies [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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ANDREA GURWITT for HERALD NEWS offers an interesting and useful article to inform what is alright and what is not legal when it comes to job interviews. This holds much relevance for women who may be discriminated on pregnancy ground.
Under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination, employers are not allowed to intentionally discriminate — meaning, not [...]
Posted on May 7th, 2007 by Saswat Pattanayak
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