An alarming number of female councillors have experienced sexism and sexual harassment while working in local government, according to a recent report from the Fawcett Society.

It is a sad fact that pregnancy and maternity discrimination are still all too prevalent in the workplace.

An Early Day Motion has been tabled in the UK Parliament to highlight the issue of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace, reports i News.

It is a regrettable but undeniable fact that pregnancy and childbirth and taking time away from work to raise children can sometimes be detrimental to a woman’s career, and that some women end up dropping out of the workplace altogether.