it should also provide incentives for fathers to take leave specific legislation prohibiting discrimination in hiring and pay on the basis of gender should be introduced when absent discrimination against pregnant women must also be addressed access to the legal system should be made as simple as possible and the costs of legal action kept low to allow poorer workers to file complaints against abuses when discrimination is the result of persistent stereotypes and misperceptions affirmative action can play an important role by helping women to seize good job opportunities and prove their worth careful behavioural design can help overcome deepseated gender biases in hiring and management practices