Mothers and fathers are still not equal at work

When Natasha Kaplinsky announced that she is expecting a baby, instead of sugary references to the imminent patter of tiny feet, she faced a vicious backlash. Her crime? At the time she was only six weeks into a job newsreading on channel Five. The implication is that by failing to tell her prospective employers about her plans for a family, she was somehow exploiting them and cheating the system. It's hard to believe it is 33 years since it became illegal to ask a woman at a job interview about her intentions regarding children.