Nadiya, a modern languages teacher from London, had just been offered a promotion when she found out she was pregnant. Having been at her school for nearly two years, she was eager for professional progress. She’d also always wanted children. But when she got a positive pregnancy result, her heart sank a little at the timing. These two exciting developments in her life suddenly felt incompatible. Something had to give, and she knew it would be her career.
“My school doesn’t offer part-time roles at all,” she says. “Every woman who’s had a baby has ended up leaving after maternity leave for a school that’s more flexible. I feel upset and disappointed that I’ll have to do the same.”
