The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has made a landmark decision by acknowledging that stereotyping about mothers is a form of gender discrimination even when there is no proof that employers treated mothers differently from similarly situated fathers. The ruling serves as a warning to employers that treating employees of either gender differently when it comes to caregiving roles could land them in court.
See "Emerging bias: 'Your family or your career'", Stacy A. Teicher, The Christian Science Monitor, October 24, 2004