Pumping mums and airport security don’t mix

On her way home from Oslo, Jill Walker Rettberg—breastpump in tow—experiences gender discrimination in the airport security line:

On my way to Oslo I took it through as hand luggage - without milk since I hadn’t pumped yet, and the security people (young women) said it was fine and waved me through. On my way home, the airport train was delayed and I didn’t have much time for my flight. I assumed since Bergen had said the cooler pack was OK, I’d be fine taking the pump, milk and cooler packs through security again. But no - this time the security guy (an old man - coincidence?) stopped me and said the milk was OK but not the cooler packs.

Related: Jill links to a recent New York Times article on the subject.