Baby on Board, standing - www.flickr.com A thirty-two year old pregnant UK commuter wearing a Baby on Board badge was left humiliated after a fellow tube passenger demanded R prove she was expecting.
After one man saw R's badge and gave up his seat, another woman dived in before her until she was made aware of the pregnant woman's condition.
But a man already sitting down butted in and asked R why she was taking the seat from the woman.
When she displayed her badge, he demanded to know where the baby was.
R told a reporter she was shocked about the way he spoke to a pregnant lady. In the early stages of pregnancy, R is yet to develop a visible bump. “Do I have to carry my maternity notes with me all the time?”
Baby on Board badges are issued by Transport for London to make it easier for mums-to-be travelling around the capital. No proof of pregnancy is required. Source: Mirror.
Apparently, many pregnant women wearing Baby on Board badges are being ignored by commuters.
In my experience, living in Australia in the 60s when I was pregnant or otherwise, gentlemen gave up their seats to a lady. Perhaps that's an antiquated system of behaviour.
Do you think women deserve special privileges when they are pregnant?
After one man saw R's badge and gave up his seat, another woman dived in before her until she was made aware of the pregnant woman's condition.
But a man already sitting down butted in and asked R why she was taking the seat from the woman.
When she displayed her badge, he demanded to know where the baby was.
R told a reporter she was shocked about the way he spoke to a pregnant lady. In the early stages of pregnancy, R is yet to develop a visible bump. “Do I have to carry my maternity notes with me all the time?”
Baby on Board badges are issued by Transport for London to make it easier for mums-to-be travelling around the capital. No proof of pregnancy is required. Source: Mirror.
Apparently, many pregnant women wearing Baby on Board badges are being ignored by commuters.
In my experience, living in Australia in the 60s when I was pregnant or otherwise, gentlemen gave up their seats to a lady. Perhaps that's an antiquated system of behaviour.
Do you think women deserve special privileges when they are pregnant?
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