Nikki Barrowclough

When Brodie Donegan was hit by a van, the impact killed her unborn daughter. Four years on, lawmakers are divided. Was Zoe one of her mother’s injuries or was she a person in her own right?

For many women, motherhood means missed career opportunities - and the perception that they're no longer serious players at the office. In the wake of startling new statistics from the Australian Human Rights Commission, we report on the employers still penalising women for getting pregnant.