Grant withdrawn due to maternity

4 replies

drspouse · 29/11/2019 20:58

I saw this on Twitter.
Someone suggested it contravenes the EA but the original poster is in Sweden.
Anyone know what the EU equivalent might be?

twitter.com/CCriadoPerez/status/1200114660948742150?s=19

OP posts:

Inebriati · 29/11/2019 21:09

As far as I can see, the protected characteristics in Sweden exclude pregnancy & maternity.

www.government.se/contentassets/6732121a2cb54ee3b21da9c628b6bdc7/oversattning-diskrimineringslagen_eng.pdf

Original poster

drspouse · 29/11/2019 21:13

But only women can get pregnant...

OP posts:

Inebriati · 29/11/2019 21:52

IKR. But if a man was pregnant they'd withdraw his grant also. So that makes it not sexist, somehow.

Tarkus · 29/11/2019 23:00

As far as I can see, the protected characteristics in Sweden exclude pregnancy & maternity

Discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy is much the same as in the UK.

Grant funding is often available only for a specific payment year- if you don't use it you lose it. The question should really be - would any person in charge of this project be able to postpone it for a year with no effect on the funding availability?

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