How Black women and others experience discrimination at work while pregnant

How Black women and others experience discrimination at work while pregnant

Race Reflections AT WORK · 2025-06-16

How Black women and others experience discrimination at work while pregnant In today's episode Simone reflects on how Black women and others experience discrimination at work while pregnant, linked in to Black Maternal Health Week that took place in April earlier this year, organised by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance: https://blackmamasmatter.org/

They consider the range of people who experience pregnancies, and define and explore the spectrum of gender identities, and discuss the relationship of biology and gender.

They use the article Black Birthing Persons Matter—All of Them by Zahada (Kiersten) Gillette-Pierce: https://info.primarycare.hms.harvard.edu/perspectives/articles/black-birthing-persons-matter as a jumping off point as well as drawing on their own research around reproductive journeys of transgender and non binary people.

Then they look at "'Oh gosh, why go?' cause they are going to look at me and not hire": intersectional experiences of black women navigating employment during pregnancy and parenting by Mehra et al: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36627577/

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Race Reflections AT WORK

The place to reflect on all things inequality injustice and oppression at work. You tell us what is up and will do some thinking will do some research and will propose some possible solutions so that together we can make the workplace work for everyone. Your workplace dilemmas, your challenges and your queries at work. Join Guilaine Kinouani every first and third Monday of every month!To send us your queries, questions and dilemmas please email [email protected]

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