Why pregnant moms are always unwanted in a job application?

Question

Why people don't hire them if they are 3 or 4 months pregnant? Or even try to get rid of them once they found that they are pregnant.

Answer 1

Since pregnant women need quite a bit of time off for doctor appointments and after the baby's birth, most employers feel that they should look for other individuals who could commit to a job full-time. This way they do not have to hold a position (either the one the person held or a comparable one) open.

Another reason could be if they could choose between two people, one who was pregnant and one person who was not, from a training and stability side they will choose the person who is not pregnant.

Trust me I do not necessarily agree with this philosophy, but it is the reality that a women of child bearing age deals with. I have had to deal with it from both sides of the table.

Lastly, they may or may not return. There could be a change in schedules and they might have to provide a place for breast pumping; it the law.

Answer 2

I agree with most of the other question-answerers in terms of employers not necessarily wanting to deal off-the-bat with maternity leave, the woman perhaps not returning to the job after she gives birth, etc. The sad thing is, that pregnant women sometimes need work too, and sometimes more than their non-pregnant counterparts. The fact that it's a lot harder to get a job while pregnant is a shame. I am currently in that boat - I am nearly 7 months pregnant and have been trying to get a job since I was about 3 months along. I have had interviews (and in fact have another in a couple of days) and regardless of my experience and talent, I have been turned down... we're talking Babies R Us here, and I have a college degree and am very personable, knowledgeable and friendly. I chose to be up front about my pregnancy, partly because I thought it was probably obvious that I was expecting at the time, and also because I felt it was the honest thing to do (though not required by law). The interview was great, but once I mentioned that I was currently pregnant she became immediately almost apologetic and told that 1/3 of their women applicants are pregnant (she didn't mention whether they actually hire them or not, naturally!!!). Babies R Us is a natural draw for some pregnant ladies because you'd think that if any place would hire you part-time, or even full-time, it would be a place that caters to babies, new mothers and pregnant women. That's not necessarily the case. I've been pretty frustrated because I have a lot of great experience, a college degree, I'm bilingual and have a solid work history, so it shouldn't theoretically be that hard to find a job. So I deduce that it's probably because I am pregnant. This upcoming job interview is for a position that directly relates to my work experience in community development, and I am extremely qualified. Now I'm trying to come up with what I'm going to say about my pregnancy since it is very apparent that I'm expecting. My husband is able to take a 3-month paternity leave, so if I get the job I won't have to take much time off. Do I mention that to ease their possible concerns? Do I not mention my pregnancy at all? If it's obvious to them that I am expecting, but I don't bring it up in the interview, they may not hire me even though I won't be causing them much of a problem in terms of time off. So it's tricky. We need the money! And (I know this is long) a couple of years ago I was working at an organization that hired on a pregnant woman unknowingly. They were slightly frustrated to learn after the fact that she was about 4 months along and would be needing time off after the baby was born. However they could not fire her, and she turned out to be a great employee, came back directly after her 6-week leave, and has been there ever since. Perhaps if there were more stories about these kinds of pregnant women, employers would be less inclined to reject them! Let's hope.................

Answer 3

Employers have found that women who are pregnant will take more time off than other employees. This is due to illness (child's and your own), delivery, time at the doctors office. An employer cannot discriminate against you, but they can hire a more qualified employee.

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Answer 4

Not always. My grandfather never turned anyone away when
harvesting and he was short of hands. In other businesses,
private agencies provide temporary workers for things like
filling in for a doctor on vacation, filling store shelfs for some holiday sale, scabs called in to fill machine operator jobs at a
factory picketed by union members, cleaning oil off seashore after a tanker spills fifty thousand imperial gallons, etc.

Answer 5

because they know in the next few months there's a 99% chance they won't come back. i'm pregnant but i had to hide my pregnancy to get a job at home depot. i was better than the other girls who weren't pregnant plus i had experience. it depends. pregnant girls have to do the best they can and not use their "disability" as an excuse.

Answer 6

One reason is because they have reason to believe you will be out on maternity leave for a while and they'll have to replace you anyway. So they'd rather hire someone who doesn't have such a long-term commitment rather than hiring you, you go into labor and you're out for, like six weeks and they'll need someone in your place.

Answer 7

Because it's expensive if you qualify for their health care plan and you'll need a lot of time off. You might also not return, so an employer would be looking for another candidate again.

Answer 8

Because they will be delivering in a few months and all the employer's training will be wasted and they have to look for another employee while this one will be on maternity leave.

Answer 9

Because most job sites dont want the risk

Answer 10

lots of risk at stake when you have a pregnant woman employed in your company