Women often have ill children. They worry about their households and other traditional women's issues. Employers may think it better to hire slightly less-qualified men. Valerii Yanvariov, Vice Minister for Social Problems, Ministry of Labor 171 Overt sex discrimination has prompted many dismissals by government employers. As described above, these employer biases against women are often grounded in the belief that women with children or of child-bearing age will require expensive benefits and will sacrifice job performance to family responsibilities.
Women have children who are always getting sick.
They take off too much time. The following cases provide examples of women losing their jobs because of illegal discrimination based on sex, pregnancy, and maternity. They reduced the workforce overall by 30 percent. I worked in a department that was all women, about one hundred of us, and they let go about thirty. It's hard to find work in my field, especially for women.