I am a quite high performing 30 year old female working in Europe at a big corporate company in finance and earn more than my husband. Since joining I worked hard and got rewarded well.
Early this year I fell pregnant and have a baby coming early Sept and I will be back in the office January.
This week during a meeting with a male director about the future of my career, I was told I should not take on a new challenging role which could be beneficial for my growth because it will be too hard for a new mother with new priorities. Also that I will ten to one be pregnant again in two years, so I should just take an easy position.
I was also told to rather not apply for finance jobs in the factory/ r&d department because its more for men that understand that type of stuff. Revenue is more “sexy” and suitable for me.
I feel like my whole life I have made good decisions for a “feminist” by studying hard, working hard, marrying a man who sees me as his equal, moving to a country with relatively good gender equality. Regardless of all this, my reproductive system is now holding me back in life.