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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 1d

Researching a piece on chemical pregnancies and so far papers are suggesting it's more likely if women 'work outside the home' (based on 16 women) and also that the cause "may be dependent on the embryo, the mother, or even, possibly, the father."

This is why fertility medicine needs more funding.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 1d

One of the massively under-discussed joys of having children is that they come with a ready-made group of hangers-on. You chat to people in playgrounds and at nursery pick-up and in a thousand weird places that you'd never find yourself otherwise.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 1d

Can't get over this gorgeous piece about finding community during maternity leave.

Takes me back to long hours wandering around a place I'd lived for years but where I hardly knew anyone, chatting to people I'd seen often but had never spoken to.

www.thepersistent.com/maternity-le...

Maternity Leave Gave me a Community I Didn't Know I Needed.

When I went on maternity leave, I assumed I’d be lonely. Instead, I connected with the world in a whole new way.

www.thepersistent.com

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 2d

I mean I hope not but there’s plenty of time to reveal my true nature.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 2d

a man in a suit and tie says i 'm human in front of a chain link fence

ALT: a man in a suit and tie says i 'm human in front of a chain link fence

media.tenor.com

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🎃It was a Hotblack night🦇 @invalid-handle.com · 2d

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 2d

Nice news but is it a bit... Cybertrucky?

Iris Cook @montrose.bsky.social · 2d

Scotland's first car manufacturer in 54 years to create 300 new jobs | The National www.thenational.scot/news/2552099...

Scotland's first car manufacturer in 54 years to create 300 jobs with £2m boost

SCOTLAND'S first car manufacturer in 54 years has secured a £2 million funding boost to accelerate production of vehicles for mining, defence and…

www.thenational.scot

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 2d

I've just gone down a First Website Ever Made rabbithole (it's here > info.cern.ch) and there's an Etiquette page for people thinking of putting up their own web pages.

Look how optimistic they were! 'Be accountable'! 'Let users know if your information is reliable'! 🥺

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 2d

So proud of women smashing it in a male-dominated space ✨

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 2d

A friend of mine runs @5050parliament.bsky.social, an organisation working for equal representation between men and women in parliament. They're part of the Big Give campaign, where for the next week, any donation to them is doubled. So please do give!

donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Build a better democracy. One woman at a time. – Big Give

Our democracy is unbalanced: only 41% of MPs and 38% of councillors are women. 50:50’s #SignUpToStand programme helps women run for political office. No party funding, no billionaire backers - just pe...

donate.biggive.org

Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

Mostly.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

Absolutely agree.

Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

*whispers* me too.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

O thanks!

Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

Shhhh. It’s working.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

Lol. ‘Fantastic’ is potentially a stretch but I guess you’re about to find out

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

You’re still doing better than me pal (though after Jonn’s interference, by less before)! It’s definitely humbling to go from a decent (if not huge) following on Twitter to a much smaller (but obviously *extremely* high quality) here.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

Oh thank you! My first starter pack!

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

Making a list now.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

I didn't even whine at you!

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

Haaaa hi!

Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

My new audience growth strategy is now just whining at people with bigger followings.

Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 3d

oh please follow Emma, she's fantastic

Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

Building following is quite a slog here, though, if you weren't one of the early Starter Packs people. Like I get more followers on my completely unused Twitter account than I do here -- although admittedly the people here are mostly humans.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

HOWLING.

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Emma Haslett @emmahaslett.bsky.social · 3d

Building following is quite a slog here, though, if you weren't one of the early Starter Packs people. Like I get more followers on my completely unused Twitter account than I do here -- although admittedly the people here are mostly humans.

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Bat Krown 🦇 @katbrownwrites.com · 3d

By me on the sheer joy of finding my fellow Jilly readers and obsessively swapping encyclopaedic knowledge of her brilliant writing - and then, on top of that, being invited to lunches. What a woman. How lucky we were to have her. www.independent.co.uk/voices/jilly...

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