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Women Creating Landscapes: The Motherhood Penalty

Name: Women Creating Landscapes: The Motherhood Penalty
Start: 2021-03-11T19:00:00+00:00
Location: Online Events

Presented by: Oxford International Women's Festival

0	ONLINE: OIWF Online
P	Thursday 11th March, 2021
N	7:00pm

Event information

For too long many women have been fighting to get their voices heard in challenging attitudes towards pregnancy, childbirth and returning to work. Despite legislation won by women in the 1970 to eliminate sex discrimination and the gender pay gap, we know that these attitudes and challenges are still experienced by many women.
Our speakers will talk about personal experiences of pregnancy, childbirth and support available for women returning to the workplace.
Speakers include:
Heather Kate is a poet, writer, artist and author of We Are Motherhood. She is based in Hereford with her husband and children, and is currently studying for an MA in Creative Writing at Lancaster University
Heather Wakefield is Chair of Maternity Action, the UK’s leading charity committed to ending inequality and improving the health and wellbeing of pregnant women, partners and young children – from conception through to the child’s early years. Heather was Head of Local Government at the public service union UNISON for 20 years and a member of the Low Pay Commission during that time