A note from founder & CEO Joeli Brearley :
After almost 10 years I have taken the difficult decision to step down as CEO of Pregnant Then Screwed. It has been the honour of my life to have founded this organisation in 2015, and to have grown it from a blog to a hugely successful charity that has helped hundreds of thousands of women, changed laws, won awards and given families hope for the future. My own experience of pregnancy discrimination was brutal, and I wish so much that PTS had existed all those years ago – I know it will continue to give women the sanity saving support they so desperately need in times of crisis.
The impact of PTS never fails to astound me, and although this job has not been easy, it has for the most part, been incredibly gratifying. March of the Mummies 2022 – that moment when I stood on top of a red bus on Parliament Square to see 10,000 parents shouting and singing for better childcare and parental leave – I will remember that moment until the day I die. The PTS community are extraordinary.
There are so many people to thank for their support and kindness over the last decade. The hundreds (maybe it is thousands) of volunteers who have contributed to our work, the funders and donors who believed in us, our members, the press and media who stuck their neck out to cover our stories, the MPs and civil servants, the brilliant staff team and trustees who have joined me on this rollercoaster ride and without whom PTS wouldn’t exist. And I have to mention my partner and kids who have had to endure the serious highs and the desperate lows of building this movement.
You’re not rid of me just yet – I’ll remain in my role until the end of Feb 2025, which fittingly marks our 10-year anniversary. While my time as CEO may be ending, my commitment to PTS’s mission remains as strong as ever. I’ll be taking on a new role as an ambassador for the charity, and I will always be its founder.
If you want to get in touch about anything then you can contact me on: [email protected]
Keep your eyes peeled as we recruit for a new CEO/Director to lead PTS in its next phase. 
