Would LLL (and other mother-to-mother breastfeeding support organizations)
need to include in the Leader role biologically born males and even if
they were not breastfeeding because it would be that they were discriminating
against a whole gender that could not (as easily) breastfeed?
Kim Ann
trying to understand how mom to mom would change
In a message dated 8/20/2012 4:45:12 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
Karleen Gribble <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1243822--la-leche-league-canada
> -rejects-breastfeeding-dad-s-bid-to-become-lactation-coach
>
> ...disappointing. I am sure that he could provide fabulous peer support
> for parents in a similar situation.
Does LLL have reasonable grounds to claim exemption from
Canada's/Manitoba's[1] Human Rights/Anti-discrimination laws? Gender
identity discrimination is specifically addressed in Manitoba law - I
understand that this aspect has been explicitly enacted only very
recently, so perhaps LLL are not aware of this. The area of "employment"
is defined as including unpaid work[2], and the area of "pre-employment
inquiry"[3] is included in the Code also.
I hope LLL rethink this antiquated, discriminatory policy quickly.
Lara Hopkins
[1] http://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/imd/hr.html
[2] http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/h175e.php
[3]
http://www.manitobahumanrights.ca/publications/guidelines/pre-employment
.html
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