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some companies will skimp on hiring women of child-bearing age in the hopes that they won't have to deal with employees taking extended leave, or, potentially leaving the job entirely. Allegedly, one woman recently overheard a group of executives moan about female employees getting pregnant, saying "We're not hiring any young women because they just get pregnant again and again"

A third of managers would rather employ a man in his 20s or 30s over a woman of the same age for fear of maternity leave, according to a new study. A survey of 500 managers by law firm Slater & Gordon showed that more than 40% admitted they are generally wary of hiring a woman of childbearing age, while a similar number would be wary of hiring a woman who has already had a child or hiring a mother for a senior role.