Warren urges women to share stories of pregnancy discrimination in wake of accusations she lied about losing job
By Rebecca Klar - 10/08/19 12:55 PM EDT
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) urged women to share their stories of pregnancy discrimination after the leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination faced accusations that she lied over her own story of losing a job when she was pregnant in 1971.
“When I was 22 and finishing my first year of teaching, I had an experience millions of women will recognize. By June I was visibly pregnant — and the principal told me the job I'd already been promised for the next year would go to someone else,†Warren tweeted Tuesday, repeating a story she’s told on the campaign trail.
“This was 1971, years before Congress outlawed pregnancy discrimination — but we know it still happens in subtle and not-so-subtle ways. We can fight back by telling our stories. I tell mine on the campaign trail, and I hope to hear yours,†she added.
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