Pregnant Then Screwed

Joeli Brearley was sacked the day after she told her boss she was pregnant. She thought this was a one-off, until she discovered that in the UK alone 54,000 women every year are forced out of their jobs due to pregnancy or maternity discrimination. Seventy-seven per cent of working mothers have been treated negatively at work. A third of employers say they would avoid hiring women of child-bearing age. Unable to accept how many women and families were suffering with the economic and psychological repercussions of such discrimination, Brearley launched Pregnant Then Screwed - a space for women to share their stories, get legal advice and coaching, and to campaign. Full of practical tools and tips for when you need to fight back and stories from women who've been there and done that, Pregnant Then Screwed is a tour of modern working motherhood. The impossible challenges, the structures that hold mothers back, the difficult conversations, the race to the school gate - and how we can dismantle it and build a fairer system for everyone. Whether you're a mum pushed to the edge by your employer or riddled with guilt, a stay-at-home mum who wants to work but can't, an employer who wants to get the best out of its parent employees, or you simply want a stronger, fairer economy, Pregnant Then Screwed makes a compelling case for change at home, at work and in the boardroom.