The price of motherhood has long been discussed, but what about the price of the bump? Sociologists have found that motherhood tax is put on you from the second you start to show.

The modern workplace doesn’t just reward productivity anymore, it fucking worships it. Rest has become something people apologise for, delay, or quietly feel guilty about. And nowhere is that pressure felt more intensely than among young workers trying to prove they deserve to be there in the first place.

The modern workplace hasn’t outgrown inequality. It’s just buried in meeting notes, calendar invites, and office administrative bullshit that women are far more likely to be asked to.