Now that you have learned about pregnancy and family responsibilities discrimination, it is time to think about how you can advocate for change in your setting. Consider the following questions:

• What gender inequalities are identified in the sex-disaggregated analyses?
• Are there pre-existing equal opportunity and nondiscrimination policies that apply to your institution that are intended to counter pregnancy and family responsibilities discrimination? To protect the rights of pregnant women, mothers, fathers, and health workers with caregiving responsibilities?
• Has your country ratified the International Labour Organization’s  Maternity Protection Convention or the Workers with Family Responsibilities Recommendation?
  • If so, to what extent are they implemented and enforced?
•  Could more be done in your context to develop, finance, or implement a policy at the national, regional, or local level?
• Which interventions could be implemented at the local level (e.g., within a regional directorate or health facility management team) to counter pregnancy and family responsibilities discrimination for health workers?

These nine steps will help guide you to develop your own Advocacy Strategy.

You can also continue learning about the other types of gender discrimination by clicking on the other photos above, or here: occupational segregation, wage discrimination, and sexual harassment.