More than a few smaller companies are going that route.
“Another option is to never hire any women, ever!”
Given all the caterwauling by the feminists on this thread that would usually be a good idea ... except they also have a federal anti-discrimination law so you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. This is why we’re loosing all of our freedoms one by one to the nanny state, because women are demanding that big daddy government come in and beat everyone into submission to their every whim. Strange to see on a conservative web site but the feminists and white knights have taken over everywhere, why not here as well.
back in the old days, women could work but if they were found to be pregnant, had to quit their job. I worked with a gal who told me she had to bind herself up to keep from showing as long as possible to keep working. Her hus left her with all the kids, sole supporter.