"What is the worst workplace nightmare the pregnant employee faces? It is the fear that her employer will find some way not to guarantee her job back on return from maternity leave," said Andrew Tyndall, a consultant who studies evening news content.I couldn't have said it better myself.
ABC News has just announce that veteran broadcaster Charlie Gibson will replace Elizabeth Vargas as anchor of "World News Tonight." It seems Vargas is pregnant, so the network has decided to demote her.
Never mind that she faced the challenge of taking over as co-anchor, with Bob Woodruff, following the death of Peter Jennings ... only to have her new partner seriously injured covering the war in Iraq.
In making the announcement ABC News president David Westin was cautious not to upset viewers by commenting that Woodruff, who suffered serious head injuries in Iraq, will "always have a role on this program as an anchor - if and when he's ready for it."
It's too bad Westin doesn't have the same concern -- or consideration -- for women.
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