'Discriminated' working mums find it impossible to break glass ceiling, finds survey

More than a quarter of mothers in Britain feel discriminated against at work, a new survey has found.

The survey found that a third of 1,975 women questioned for legal firm Slater and Gordon said they found it impossible to climb the career ladder.

The survey said that nearly 54 percent of the women said their employer could do more to support working mums.

According to the BBC, a total of 35 percent of the mothers questioned by One Poll in July said their workplace was not supportive of their situation during their pregnancy.

Nearly 31 percent said that they were not well treated by their employer while on maternity leave.

The survey found that some 27 percent of the women said they had felt under pressure to return to work earlier than they wanted too.

Once back in the workplace, 29 percent women felt they had been overlooked for a promotion because they had responsibilities as a mother.

According to the survey, nearly 48 percent of women thought their chances of career progression had been halted since becoming a mother.