employee: i'm pregnant. due in March.
manager: congratulations. have you thought about your plan?
employee: i'll take my 12 weeks and be back in june.
manager: we just want to make sure the team is covered.
employee: I'll document everything before I leave.
manager: we've decided to restructure your role.
employee: i'm sorry?
manager: it's just business.
she was restructured out three weeks before her due date. they called it a layoff.
gave her two weeks severance.
her position was reposted under a different title four months later. her CEO just spoke at a Women in Leadership conference. the

It turns out that once you have status, you really don't need to look at others' faces.