Joeli Brearley, founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, on what the 'motherhood penalty' means and why all of us should care about it

What is the motherhood penalty and what can we do about it? 

Baby On The Brain

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Capitalism wasn’t set up for women, so when we do things that men don’t, like grow a baby, we suddenly ourselves being dragged back to the kitchen sink

77% of working mums say they have experienced discrimination in the workplace

The lack of investment in anything that involves caring is an extension of the fact that we just expect women to do it for free; alongside the cleaning and cooking

We all need to understand why the pay gap between mothers and women without children exists and how to fix it 

Why the ‘motherhood penalty’ is just as important, and unjust, as the gender pay gap