Zari was a successful lawyer who has a five-year-old daughter. Since her daughter entered school, her career has suffered. She was recently demoted because the school nurse, Melissa, demands that Zari pick up her daughter from school when she is ill and Zari's boss expects her to never leave work. The nurse refuses to call Zari's husband because "a sick girl needs her mama." Zari is experiencing:

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This is an example of side-effect discrimination because Zari's career is suffering as an unintended consequence of the nurse's refusal to call someone else to pick up her daughter from school when she is ill. It is not an intentional or direct act of discrimination, but it still has a negative impact on Zari's career advancement.

Zari Was a Successful Lawyer Who Has a Five-Year-Old Daughter