Many Women are Afraid to Tell the Boss They're Pregnant. And They May Have Reason to Worry

Mom working on her laptop while holding her preschooler

January 28, 2019 – The 2018 Modern Family Index results were covered in this USA Today piece from Charisse Jones, who also interviewed Bright Horizons CHRO Maribeth Bearfield and several employees of Bright Horizons clients about the struggle that working moms face.

"I think we keep believing that these things have evolved,'' Bearfield said. But "there are still women in the workplace who feel they’re being disadvantaged on things like pay (and) career opportunities. ...You hear 'She’s got children; she may not be able to work on the project as much.' 'Do we want her traveling?' Conversations that shouldn’t take place, but they do."

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