Breadwinners

Gender trumps money - and it’s time for this to change. This book is a factual companion for women looking to change the conversation around how they work, live and prosper – DEBBIE WOSSKOW OBEIf I’d understood the weight of the invisible work I was doing as a breadwinner and young mother- if I’d had a book like this - I might have spoken up sooner, especially to myself – MARY PORTASPower, sex, and dishwashing: in this fascinating book, Melissa Hogenboom explores how differences in earnings affect every aspect of our relationships, from the most intimate to the most mundane – HUGO MERCIERMelissa Hogenboom is a brilliant science writer and Breadwinners is the top of her game. I love her strong authorial voice and her nuanced analysis of the scientific literature. I can think of no one better to examine power dynamics at home and in the workplace, and to bring this fascinating research to a wide audience – DAVID ROBSONMelissa is one of the best science journalists out there - always with clarity, receipts and exactly the kind of factoid that leaves you with your mind blown. Ultimately, this book on power imbalances rips up the status quo by empowering us, the readers, with exactly the kind of information we need to challenge them – SOPHIA SMITH GALERThis eye-opening book invites us to rethink outdated expectations and imagine more equal, fulfilling partnerships that align with the lives we truly want to lead – HEEJUNG CHUNG[Melissa Hogenboom is] a really exciting thinker who has that wonderful ability to take lots of information … and then clarify in a way that makes it open and digestible – SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTORPraise for The Motherhood Complex: Hogenboom unfurls a proper anatomy of motherhood, delving into the physical and emotional changes … This book is reassuring, warm and subtly challenging – VIV GROSKOP * * Observer * *The Motherhood Complex offers a fascinating and deeply engrossing portrait of identity change after one of life’s biggest event – DAVID ROBSONA welcome, refreshing and clear-eyed look at the twenty-first century expectations of motherhood – GINA RIPPON

Melissa Hogenboom is an award-winning science journalist, filmmaker and editor. She makes and commissions films and writes articles on a range of topics including psychology, neuroscience, human evolution and health. She is currently a health correspondent and commissioning executive. Her journalism has been recognised by multiple awards, including the Webby Awards, Drum Awards, AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards, Telly Awards and Association of British Science Writers Awards. She is a New America fellow and the author of two books, The Motherhood Complex and Breadwinners.