Women at Work

WORK BODY READY: breastfeeding, sleep deprivation, rights and returning. Chaired by curator Rachel Fleming-Mulford with speakers Emma Smith, international artist and founder of W.A.W., Professor Amy Brown expert in breastfeeding , the Cambridge based Kings Hedges Family Support Project, Dr Helen McCarthy author of forthcoming publication Double Lives: A History of Working Motherhood and Liz Brennan, Branch Secretary for Unison Cambridge City. This session considers the pregnant and post-pregnant body at work including the (in)visibility of the working pregnant body, parents' grassroots experiences at work, breastfeeding and returning to work, and parental and women's rights in the workplace. For more information please visit: http://www.womenatworkcambridge.com/ Links to contributing organisations: https://www.khfsp.org.uk/ https://branches.unison.org.uk/branch/cambridge-city-and-south-local-government/ https://maternityaction.org.uk/

WORK BODY READY: preconception, fertility, infertility and perinatal loss. Chaired by curator Rachel Fleming-Mulford with speakers Emma Smith, international artist and founder of W.A.W. , award winning speaker, author and leading UK voice on fertility Jessica Hepburn, and Clare Foster of the Miscarriage Association, award recipient for her resources for young people and miscarriage. This session discusses the silence in the workplace around preconception, fertility, infertility and perinatal loss. It will consider the impact that these experiences have on working life and look at strategies for support, survival, and awareness. For more information please visit: http://www.womenatworkcambridge.com/ Some accounts in this podcast include content that some listeners may find distressing. You may find the following organisations helpful: https://www.miscarriageassociation.org.uk/ https://www.sands.org.uk/