It's a diary style book, and I can see why other reviews have compared it to Bridget Jones' Diary. After a showdown near the end of the book, where Lydia puts everyone in their place and proves just how hard she works, the workplace does end up a little more equal. Her colleagues belittle Lydia and claim that she is not doing her fair share, because she has to go to school assemblies and sports days. Why Mummy Swears highlights the inequalities of the workplace in the fact that her colleague Lydia is treated differently because she is the only mother in the office. When Ellen starts her new job, she fails to mention that she has children, and once she hasn't mentioned them, it becomes increasingly difficult to blurt out the truth. It made me incredibly thankful that my husband helps out at home, and treats me as his equal. Why Mummy Swears grapples with some huge topics, divorce, pregnancy, not wanting children, and equality at work, but personally I feel it fails to adequately tackle inequalities in the home. Frustratingly, though, I found the lead character Ellen difficult to warm to, which led to me struggling through the book a little.
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