“Let's reexamine the cruel standards we have subjected women to and create a world where our children do not have to choose between work and being human.” TheBump FirstTrimester
Pictured lying on her back in visible pain, Leena Yousefi, a Canadian family lawyer and business owner, begins her story by documenting her day-to-day. “For the past two months, I have been forced to lay on the bed in my work clothes before work in the morning, unable to move, think or function.
Despite these crippling symptoms, Yousefi, like thousands of other women, shows up to work every day with little to no support from their workplace amid a general culture that frowns upon the need for rest. “Having to rest to literally create life—a heart, a brain, organs—is often treated either as vacation or unpaid time when it comes to work. In our most fragile state, we are threatened with our security if we don’t get up and force ourselves to work to earn money for our families.
While Yousefi adds that she is lucky to be in a position that allows her the space to rest most of the time, but acknowledges that this isn’t possible for many pregnant women. In order for many women to find the care and compassion they need,, and more workplaces must consider how to best support pregnant employees.
Yousefi ends her post by expressing her hope that men and women who go through these struggles will know they aren’t alone and might have the courage to speak up without fear of jeopardizing their job. “Let’s reexamine the cruel standards we have subjected women to and create a world where our children do not have to choose between work and being human,” Yousefi writes.
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