Research and analysis

Pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination and disadvantage: final reports

Results of research on pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination and disadvantage in the workplace.

From:
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and Equality and Human Rights Commission
Published
22 March 2016

Documents

Summary of findings: pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination and disadvantage

Ref: BIS/16/145

PDF, 813 KB, 30 pages

Experiences of mothers: pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination and disadvantage

Ref: BIS/16/146

PDF, 3.66 MB, 286 pages

Experiences of employers: pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination and disadvantage

Ref: BIS/16/147

PDF, 2.87 MB, 227 pages

Details

This research explores pregnancy and maternity-related discrimination in the workplace. These reports provide the findings from interviews with over 3,000 mothers and over 3,000 employers in Great Britain.

The research was commissioned in collaboration with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

First findings from the research were published in July 2015.

See the government response.

Updates to this page

Published 22 March 2016

Sign up for emails or print this page

Related content