Pregnant Then Screwed by Joeli Brearley
Modern-day motherhood is hard and discrimination against women who are, have been or could be pregnant is on the rise. Pregnant Then Screwed tells us what the barriers to motherhood and work are, and how we can work together to overcome them.
‘It’s the book that proves working mothers are shamefully mistreated’ -- Daily Mail
‘From company quotas to addressing rising childcare costs and altering the traditional work week, Brearley’s book leaves no stone unturned in what needs to be done to remedy these problems going forward’ -- Vogue UK
‘This book exposes why, when you’re pregnant, the world can feel rigged against you’ -- Cosmopolitan UK
'Joeli is one of the most tenacious and impressive campaigners I know, and her work has had a massive positive impact on the lives of thousands of women. Her work is invaluable, from setting up a vital lifeline for women to learn about their rights on maternity discrimination, to the frontlines of the Covid-19 crisis, where she battled for women not to be left out of the picture altogether.' -- Laura Bates
‘Such compelling content expressed in an incredibly readable, funny way. Page after page of ‘wtf’ truth bombs. I’m furious Joeli was treated so appallingly during her first pregnancy but how fortunate for the rest of us that it spurred her on to create Pregnant Than Screwed, a vital voice for UK mothers.’ -- Ellie Taylor
‘From company quotas to addressing rising childcare costs and altering the traditional work week, Brearley’s book leaves no stone unturned in what needs to be done to remedy these problems going forward’ -- Vogue UK
‘This book exposes why, when you’re pregnant, the world can feel rigged against you’ -- Cosmopolitan UK
'Joeli is one of the most tenacious and impressive campaigners I know, and her work has had a massive positive impact on the lives of thousands of women. Her work is invaluable, from setting up a vital lifeline for women to learn about their rights on maternity discrimination, to the frontlines of the Covid-19 crisis, where she battled for women not to be left out of the picture altogether.' -- Laura Bates
‘Such compelling content expressed in an incredibly readable, funny way. Page after page of ‘wtf’ truth bombs. I’m furious Joeli was treated so appallingly during her first pregnancy but how fortunate for the rest of us that it spurred her on to create Pregnant Than Screwed, a vital voice for UK mothers.’ -- Ellie Taylor
Joeli Brearley founded Pregnant Then Screwed after being sacked when she was four months pregnant. She writes for the Telegraph and the Independent and speaks about the motherhood penalty all over the world. She is one of the Observer’s 50 New Radicals of 2018, an Amnesty International Women Human Rights Defender, winner of the Northern Power Women ‘Agent for Change’ award, and her national demonstration - ‘March of the Mummies’ - won PR Week top campaign. She was described by Elle Magazine as: ‘Fearsome and funny.’ Her writing on the issue was described by one Telegraph commenter as: ‘A massive pile of whiny nonsense.’
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| ISBN 13 | 9781471192678 |
| ISBN 10 | 1471192679 |
| Title | Pregnant Then Screwed |
| Author | Joeli Brearley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-03-04 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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