🩷 Your Daily Dose of Women’s History… On October 31, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), amending Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to make clear that discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions is unlawful sex discrimination. In plain terms: employers covered by Title VII can’t fire, refuse to hire, cut hours, deny benefits, or harass someone because they’re pregnant or might become pregnant.  Why it mattered: Th