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Charity campaigning to end the motherhood penalty

Pregnant Then Screwed is a charity run by women who have lived experience of pregnancy and maternity discrimination. Our aim is to end the motherhood penalty so that pregnant women and mothers have equal access to the labour market. We run a free legal advice line, a mentor scheme which supports women who want to take legal action against their employer and we lobby the Government for changes to legislation which will benefit women. During the Covid-19 pandemic we managed to change laws so that parents could continue to use informal childcare and so that children under the age of 5 were excluded from the guidance - ensuring new mums could meet with others.

06/10/2026

DOUBLE, DOUBLE, TOIL & TROUBLE. 🕸️

The Big Give 2026 is here. And we need you.

For a limited time, starting TODAY and ending on October 13th, every £1 you donate becomes £2, helping us fight workplace discrimination and support the parents facing it.

We’re bringing Halloween forward this year. Because the workplace horror story doesn’t wait until October 31st.

It’s time to blow the cobwebs off a world of work that still penalises women and parents for having children.

Have a workplace horror story you want to share? Comment below.

To donate: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS00000FAJaFYAX

30/09/2026

Every year, our incredible HR Advice Line volunteers support hundreds of women and parents facing challenges at work, including pregnancy and maternity discrimination.

But we know demand is high, and getting through to the Advice Line isn’t always easy.

So we’ve created something new. :purple_heart:

Our Advice Forum is a free online community where you can anonymously ask questions about your pregnancy, maternity and parental rights at work and get answers from a PTS volunteer HR Advisor.

And as the forum grows, we hope it will become a searchable bank of advice and knowledge, so you can find answers and guidance whenever you need them.

Whether you’re facing a difficult situation at work, unsure about your rights, or simply have a question you need answered, the Advice Forum is here to help.

Ask a question. Find advice. Know your rights.

Link in our bio.

24/09/2026

Last week, we hosted our online State of the Nation webinar, bringing together incredible speakers, advocates and members of our community, including one of our very own PTS members, Dania.

Dania shared a powerful speech with attendees, asking a question that we haven’t been able to stop thinking about:

“Why should women have to be extraordinary just to experience ordinary fairness?”

Because becoming a parent shouldn’t mean having to prove your worth all over again.

And yet, our latest State of the Nation research shows just how far we still have to go. Every year, 36,000 mothers are pushed out of the workforce following maternity leave, for specific reasons relating to maternity, either because they do not return after leave, or because they leave after a failed or inadequate flexible working outcome.

Behind that number are 36,000 careers disrupted. 36,000 women losing income, progression and opportunities. And 36,000 families navigating a system that too often makes returning to work harder than it needs to be.

This isn’t about women needing to be more resilient, more committed or more “extraordinary”.

It’s about creating workplaces where ordinary fairness is actually possible, where having a baby doesn’t come at the cost of your career, and where parents can return to work without having to fight simply to be treated fairly.

We wanted to share Dania’s words with you, our incredible followers and supporters, because we know this conversation will resonate with so many of you.

So, over to you:

What is one thing you wish you had known, or one thing you want to know, about parenthood and work?

Tell us in the comments. 🩷

22/09/2026

Today, the news has broken that employees will be entitled to two weeks unpaid bereavement leave which will apply to pregnancy loss, terminations, unsuccessful IVF embryo transfers, and to partners too.

Congratulations to Miscarriage UK , who have tirelessly led the Leave for Every Loss campaign. ❤️

While the campaign has been pushing for two weeks of paid leave, so that no family is forced back to work during such a painful time because of financial pressures, this is an important step in the right direction.

For the first time, people experiencing miscarriage and other forms of pregnancy loss will have a statutory right to take time away from work to grieve.

And crucially, they won’t have to face it alone. The entitlement will also apply to partners, other biological parents and intended parents in a surrogacy arrangement recognising that they too need time to grieve, process and recover.

There is still more to do to make sure everyone has the time and financial security they need to get through one of the most difficult experiences a family can face. But today is a day to recognise how far this campaign has come.

18/08/2026

REP YOUR RAGE. 🔥

With the support of Teemill our merch store is officially re-launching and our first new collection of the year couldn’t have landed at a better time.

Wear your message - on the streets, at work, at the school pick-up, whilst reminding everyone that we all deserve to be able to genuinely balance work and care. Plus every purchase directly supports the work of PTS.

AND here’s the perfect opportunity to wear it too: join the Parent Strike, on 27th August at 12pm. Parents across the country will be downing tools and standing together to demand change. If you’re joining us, consider this your uniform. Wear it loud. Wear it proud. Wear your rage.

Shop our new collection now, link in bio✊

10/08/2026

🪧📣In just over two weeks time, hundreds of parents are going to be downing tools and participating in the Parent Strike organised by 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 and The Dad Shift

Want to know more? Here is everything you need to know:
At 12pm on the 27th August parents will be striking across 12 different locations

The official asks for the strike are:
Calling for two weeks paternity leave paid at 90% for all dads and non-birthing partners, including the self employed

And flexible working as a default - let’s shift working cultures so it is the norm, not the exception.

If you are able to, please join us alongside hundreds of parents to make a statement that we won’t take it anymore.

🔗 Through the link in our bio, you can check where your closest strike is happening.

⬇️ Let us know in the comments, are you hoping to come along?

07/08/2026

🔊Help Trades Union Congress (TUC) stamp out zero hours contracts and protect all workers from exploitation.

The UK Government has launched a consultation on their guaranteed hours proposals, which would allow employees working on zero hours contracts with regular hours and schedules to request it become contacted. Some employers want to see these proposals watered down. No thanks!

We know that zero hours might give parents the flexibility they need to balance work and care, but secure work is also crucial in protecting livelihoods. All too often, zero hours contracts are used to exploit workers and that’s why the TUC have started their campaign to ban zero hours contracts. Because rent, bills, food, and childcare don’t disappear if your hours get cancelled.

✍️ Support the campaign by signing the petition today, and help protect and ensure secure work for all - link in bio.

05/08/2026

❌🍼Breastfeeding discrimination isn’t an isolated issue. It’s part of a wider culture that too often treats mothers as less valuable once they return to work.

Our State of the Nation survey found that 8% of mothers experienced breastfeeding discrimination at work. The rate was higher for disabled parents (12%), rising to 14% among disabled parents in Scotland. Parents in Northern Ireland (14%) and Wales (9%) also reported higher rates than the UK average.

These figures might feel small compared to some of our other State of the Nation stats, but the reality is that breastfeeding discrimination rarely happens on its own.

At the same time, mothers are also being bullied, sidelined, overlooked for promotion, demoted or pushed out of their jobs altogether.

Every parent deserves to return to a workplace that supports them during a time that already feels uncertain and nerve-wracking, not one that punishes them.

You can read our full State of the Nation findings for the UK via the link in our bio with more Scottish specific figures coming soon👀

⬇️ This let us know in the comments, has something similar happened to you?

31/07/2026

How many mothers have quietly scaled back their careers because childcare just doesn’t add up?

Not because they wanted to.
Not because they lacked ambition.
Because the maths simply stopped working.

Every day, parents are sitting at kitchen tables, calculators in hand, trying to work out whether going to work will actually leave them better off.

For too many, the answer is no.

And while every family is feeling the pressure with the cost of living crisis, it’s single parents and parents of disabled children who are being hit hardest.

That’s not a coincidence.

It’s the predictable outcome of a childcare system that isn’t working.

We’re told childcare helps women stay in work. But when it costs so much that mums have to cut their hours, turn down promotions or leave work altogether, it’s doing the exact opposite.

This isn’t a personal failure. It’s a political one.

Childcare should open doors for mothers, not close them.

🔗 Read more in our State of the Nation report via the link in our bio.

22/07/2026

🙄🤦🏽‍♀️ Some would have you believe that flexible working is about watching daytime telly and nipping out for lunch with friends.

In reality, it’s about doing the school pick ups and drop offs, working from cafes while your children are in clubs, and catching up while they sleep and and still delivering high quality work every single day.

We don’t need to tell you why flexible working should be the default, but for those who need it most, flexible working can be a lifeline.

Single parents and disabled parents are already at a higher risk of falling through the cracks, being pushed out of work, and more likely to face financial insecurity.

Yet, our 2026 State of the Nation report finds that they are being left behind.

Refusal rates for flexible working requests have surged since 2023, with a 109% increase for single parents.

More than 1 in 10 parents are denied their flexible working requests, but for single parents, that rises to 28% and 23% for parents with a disability.

Being a parent in work is hard enough, but with the additional struggle of doing it alone, or doing it in poor health, is a whole other level.

🤔 Interested to find out more about our findings this year? You can read the full report via the link in our bio.

⬇️ Has this happened to you? Tell us about it in the comments below!

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PO Box 883
York
YO316GY

Telephone

+441612229879

Website

https://pregnantthenscrewed.com/

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