The writer of this article has asked to remain anonymous.
The Silent Struggle: Pregnancy, Studies, and Unemployment
Pregnant, pursuing my studies, and unemployed—this is the most challenging time of my life. Moral support, Emotional support? Rarely there, just the crushing weight of financial burdens. I’m falling apart, yet the world expects me to be strong. The stigma of being unable to secure a job feels like punishment for carrying life, like being discriminated against for simply being a mother. I was dismissed from my job because of my pregnancy, left to fend for myself in a system that claims to protect but turns a blind eye when it matters most.
Businesses see hiring pregnant women as a liability, but a woman with a strong work ethic deserves a fair chance. Pregnancy doesn’t take away my skills, my ambition, or my dedication—it only adds to my resilience. Yet, instead of being supported, I’m being pushed aside, forced to prove my worth twice as hard.
I’m trying to push forward, to stay focused on my studies, but how can I when my mind is drowning in worry? Bills piling up, doors closing, and the pressure to hold everything together—it’s overwhelming. But storms don’t last forever, and neither will this struggle. No matter how heavy the burden, there’s no giving up. I will rise, I will overcome, and I will prove that resilience is stronger than rejection. This is not my ending—it’s just the fire that will forge my strength.
One day, the doors that were slammed in my face will be the ones I walk through with my head held high. One day, the same society that turned away will witness my success, not because they made room for me, but because I carved my own path.
To every woman feeling unseen, unheard, and undervalued—you are not alone. We are more than our struggles, more than the labels placed upon us. And when the storm clears, we won’t just have survived—we will have thrived. Because a woman’s strength is not measured by how many times she falls, but by how fiercely she rises. And I will rise.
But this is bigger than just one story. It’s about changing a mindset—one that treats pregnancy as a burden rather than a part of life. Employers, policymakers, and society as a whole must do better. A woman carrying life should never have to fight for the right to provide for it.
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