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Working women in Australia are still being discriminated against for getting pregnant
Working women in Australia are still being discriminated against for getting pregnant Source: Getty / Maskot/Getty Images/Maskot

Many workplaces believe childcare is a woman’s job, leading to discrimination through unconscious bias.

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Many workplaces believe childcare is a woman’s job, leading to discrimination through unconscious bias.

Pregnancy remains a discrimination issue

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