Hello, this is Work Like a Woman. I'm Mary Portauss and we are back. And if you're wondering, why

we're back? Because we are still inundated with stories which really quite frankly show that the

world of work when it comes to women is still biased. I work for a large retailer. I go back to

work this week following a nine-month maternity leave and I'm terrified.

In the time I've been off of maternity leave,

they have manoeuvred me out of my role and replaced me already.

This means that I'm going back to a role that doesn't exist

and very little job security.

Thank you. little job security. Another email.

I had been bullied by a male colleague for many months and after reaching a point that I

can't take it anymore, instead of quitting, I thought, no, I am going to speak to the head of HR, who was a woman,

and I'm going to file a complaint. She asked me to write out everything the man had done,

and then she made me sit down in front of him and read it out. Unsurprisingly, I couldn't go through

with it. I broke down, and I had to leave the room. The whole experience was very embarrassing and painful,

and I've now left the company.

Do you know what gets me about that?

That is another woman misunderstanding a woman.

Humiliatingly putting them into that position is going to make it better.

It's just horrific.

One more. And this is from a man.

I've been at my company for 12 years without promotion, was recently told to me,

matter of factly actually, by my boss. Well, someone either has to leave or die for you to get promotion.

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