Pregnant Then Screwed (PTS) has announced that Rachel Grocott will join the charity as its new CEO.

She joins from Bloody Good Period, where she started out part-time in comms while six months pregnant, and over seven years helped grow the charity into a leading voice on period inequality — most recently as the CEO.

From rallying celebrity support and headline-grabbing campaigns, to developing award-winning programmes like Bloody Good Employers and getting periods into Parliament, Grocott has a track record of driving impact and positive change.

Grocott said: "I’ve long admired Pregnant Then Screwed – it’s fierce, fearless and deeply committed to justice. Joeli and her incredible team of staff, volunteers and supporters have built something extraordinary, and it’s an honour to continue this fight after her. We need a system working for parents, not against them, and I’m here to build something better for everyone."

Pregnant Then Screwed is a charity known for its campaigning work for mothers and families across the UK. It offers free HR advice on issues including: maternity discrimination, making a flexible working request, dependents leave, and parental leave and pay. It also provides a legal referral service that provides mothers who have been discriminated against with one hour of pro-bono legal advice.

Additionally, Pregnant Then Screwed is campaigning for accessible affordable childcare, to increase paternity leave and maternity leave, and to make flexible working a default right.

Sam Smethers, Chair of the PTS Board, said: "We are thrilled to have Rachel onboard. She brings deep experience in campaigning, systems change and feminist leadership. She’s led with guts, and keeps those most impacted at the centre of the work. Now, she brings that bold, no-nonsense energy to PTS — right when the fight for parents' rights is getting even tougher. She’s exactly who we need to lead PTS into our next chapter."

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