MomsRising

Dear MomsRising Member,

NEW YEAR’S POP QUIZ: What’s Maternal Profiling?

a. The practice of selling stiff undergarments that promise a return to one’s pre-pregnancy profile.
b. How the Oprah Show executives determine their prime demographic.
c. Employment discrimination against a woman who has, or will have, children.
d. Routine stop and searches of swerving minivans to check if violence is being perpetrated via flying food between minors.

ANSWER: c. Maternal Profiling was recently reported on as one of the new buzzwords of 2007 in the New York Times (and members of MomsRising were credited with introducing this term into our national consciousness!). They defined it as:

“Employment discrimination against a woman who has, or will have, children. The term has been popularized by members of MomsRising, an advocacy group promoting the rights of mothers in the workplace.”

SPREAD THE WORD: Join us in our New Year’s resolution to help stamp out Maternal Profiling. Share this term with friends and family by forwarding this email: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/tellafriend.jsp?tell_a_friend_KEY=2295. You can also read about how others experience Maternal Profiling on our blog, and if you’re so moved, share your story of Maternal Profiling at the end of the blog as well.

*Click here to read more about Maternal Profiling, including how it impacts you & comment on our blog: http://www.momsrising.org/node/710

*P.P.S. Read the recent New York Times article which includes Maternal Profiling and MomsRising here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/23/weekinreview/23buzzwords.html