This in itself is obviously bad enough, but let’s consider the resulting discrimination that comes hand-in-hand with “admitting” you are pregnant, or hoping to become pregnant in the future. The same study found 44% of employers believe that women who have more than one pregnancy while working in the same job can be a “burden” to their team, while some 40% claimed to have witnessed at least one pregnant woman “take advantage” of her pregnancy at work.

And all of this prejudice boils down to the same, very real issue: approximately one third of employers believe both pregnant women and new mothers are “generally less interested in career progression” than other employees (read: men).

And as journalist, Jeena Sharma, 26, discovered this pre-conceived, sexist notion can lead an employer to view hiring a woman as a “risk”.

“I was invited for an interview by the (female) editor of an upcoming luxury/fashion magazine, and the questions were initially pretty standard” she tells stylist.co.uk. “But eventually the interviewer proceeded to ask me if I was married or planning on getting married, or have a family.

“The line of questioning felt strange and unexpected, and I was taken aback by how nonchalant she seemed, even though the questions were clearly inappropriate and sexist. I was offended, of course, but I was also afraid I wouldn’t get the job, so I simply said no, I wasn’t planning on starting a family or getting married. I’m not proud of it.

“The interviewer then went on to explain they needed to know these things since they were a new magazine and didn’t want to take ‘any risks’ while building their core team.”

Jeena didn’t end up getting the job, but the interview experience has stuck with her ever since.

“I regret not having done more,” she says. “Since then, every time an interviewer has asked me a similar question, I have point blank refused to answer. We need to collectively stand up to these issues.”

Discriminating against women in job interviews is illegal - so why is it still happening?