Case $14\mathrm{.}2$: Pregnancy as a Barrier to Job Status

Marina Soslow is a successful senior managing director at a manufacturing company. She has been there for $10$ years and hopes to thrive at the company and become an executive.

She recently learned that she was pregnant and was reluctant to tell her boss, Roy Bond. In the past, several women had been eased out of their positions upon sharing pregnancy news. When Marina does share the information with Roy, he seems very frustrated and says that $$he knew this was going to happen sooner or later.$$ Marina tried to share plans for work distribution during her leave, but Roy did not want to talk about it$.$ Marina worries about the implications for her career.

What type of organizational changes can be made to benefit Marina and other pregnant women in this organization?