One mom’s breastfeeding discrimination case is making headlines after a court’s surprising decision.
In late 2012, former Nationwide employee Angela Ames filed a discrimination suit against the insurance company, alleging that she faced serious obstacles to pumping breast milk at work after her maternity leave and was ultimately pressured into resigning.
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Sherwin points out that it is scientifically true that some men can lactate, “it should also be self-evident that firing someone because they are breastfeeding is still a form of sex discrimination, and one that is all-too-frequently experienced by new mothers.”
H/T Slate
