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By Sara Ashley O’Brien @saraashleyo
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You’re uninvited because you’re pregnant.
That’s the message that one entrepreneur recently received.
In July, U.K.-based Samantha Decombel was invited to speak at a
conference about science and entrepreneurship. Decombel, who earned her
Ph.D. in genetics, is the cofounder of FitnessGenes. The company
customizes diet and exercises plans based on people’s genetic traits.
The event, organized by the Voice of Researchers Initiative and the
European Commission Euraxess, was scheduled to be held in Brussels in
November.
“It was an opportunity to be a pregnant speaker and show people that
you can combine a scientific career, a career in business — and it’s
not to be feared,” Decombel, 35, told CNNMoney.
Initially, Decombel was in communication with a woman at the Voice of
Researchers. Decombel told the woman she would be seven months pregnant
and would prefer to travel by train instead of flying.
“I was treated with the utmost respect and courtesy by [her] when
contacted and invited to speak, in full knowledge of my pregnancy,”
Decombel said.
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