Fairness Quote by Lucy McBath

In an economy where women now make up half the work force, we're going to have to address the treatment of pregnant employees more…

— Alissa Quart

I think it's important that we challenge the idea that women who have babies are not fit for work and don't have value. There…

— Jo Swinson

With women composing nearly half the American workforce and increasingly serving as the primary breadwinner for families, we can't afford to treat pregnant women…

— Valerie Jarrett

Unfortunately, pregnancy and caregiving are far too often key triggers for workplace discrimination. This bias cuts across class lines and impacts all ages and…

— Randi Zuckerberg

Although federal law prohibits companies with 15 or more employees from discriminating against pregnant job seekers, it can be quite hard for an ordinary…

— Alissa Quart

Some women work while they are pregnant, but not me. That was a choice I had made. That's when I took a break. Men…

— Madhuri Dixit

No woman should ever have to choose between maintaining a healthy pregnancy and a paycheck.

— Lucy McBath

“Forty percent of employed mothers lack sick days and vacation leave, and about 50 percent of employed mothers are unable to take time off…

— Sheryl Sandberg

America is really tough on mothers, especially going to work again. A lot of women have to breast-pump, and they can't do that at…

— Robyn Lawley

The testimony of former abortion workers can help persuade lawmakers to create fair laws that protect women from dirty abortion facilities.

— Abby Johnson

Mothers suffer in the workplace. That fact is by now so painfully familiar it even has a name: the motherhood penalty.

— Alissa Quart

Nondiscrimination has been the law of the land for over three decades, yet, in some workplaces, the standard for treatment of pregnant women has…

— Valerie Jarrett