My name is Annabel Owen, and I’m a first-year university student at Chester. I have worked on the return to work, health and safety and unfair dismissal factsheets. I chose to work on this project because I believe people should be informed of their rights, giving them an equal opportunity to succeed. The work that Pregnant Then Screwed do is vital as it raises parents’ and carers’ awareness of their employment rights and informs them on issues they may encounter in the workplace.
Our vision is a world where the mothers, parents and families of today and tomorrow thrive.
But the reality right now is mothers, parents and families are repeatedly failed by systems that are supposed to help them, systems which set up unfairness and disadvantage across a lifetime. This is the motherhood penalty, and Pregnant Then Screwed exists to challenge it.
Founded on International Women’s Day in 2015, we are rooted in lived experience and driven by fearless conviction. We challenge the systems that hold mothers back so that everyone who experiences motherhood can work and care without penalty. We campaign for change, offer support and advice, and build community with parents across the UK. We do this with power, courage and love.
