Family friendly discrimination
An Ontario YMCA repeatedly harrassed a woman who had the gall to *gasp* nurse her child poolside during her daughter’s swimming lesson. Yes, the YMCA, an organization that promotes family, told a mother who was feeding her child that she had to move because the YMCA is a “family-oriented” place.
Carolynn contacted The Ontario Human Rights Commission to file a complaint. The OHRC’s webpage says
You have rights as a nursing mother. For example, you have the right to breastfeed a child in a public area. No one should prevent you from nursing your child simply because you are in a public area. They should not ask you to “cover up”, disturb you, or ask you to move to another area that is more “discreet”
yet Carolynn was told by an employee that there was no violation, and that breastfeeding in public isn’t appropriate everywhere.
Carolynn is documenting her experience at her Mothernurture blog.
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