ONE in seven women are made redundant after maternity leave amid growing levels of discrimination, a new study has found.
One in 10 women surveyed said they were replaced by their maternity leave cover while one in seven were overlooked for a promotion.
More than half of women subjected to discrimination "suffered in silence", some in fear that it would damage their career, according to the survey of 1000 women carried out by law firm Slater & Gordon.
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