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Women have never been considered 鈥渋deal鈥� workers; they menstruate, have babies, sometimes miscarry鈥攁nd after all that comes menopause. Feminist activists have worked for decades to achieve critical workplace reforms such as paid maternity and parental leave, flexible hours and antidiscrimination protection for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers. But other aspects of women鈥檚 reproductive lives go largely unaddressed: menstruation, miscarriage, fertility treatments, abortion and menopause. Bodies at Work takes up these issues, often considered taboo in the workplace, to examine the relationship between work and the reproductive body over the life course.

The authors point out that such supposedly messy concerns of reproductive life are increasingly relevant in a global labour market shaped by ageing populations, declining fertility and the rising participation of women in paid work. But can these issues be addressed without reinforcing gender inequalities? The authors argue that the notion of an 鈥渋deal鈥� worker鈥攂ody-less, care-less, willing to dedicate all one鈥檚 time to a job鈥攊s an artefact of a bygone era. What is needed instead is an 鈥渋deal workplace鈥� that respects and accommodates the reproductive body. They examine global approaches to policy design, funding and implementation for building genuinely inclusive and diverse workforces that deliver both gender equality and economic security. Bodies at Work challenges us to reimagine a world of work in which the reproductive body is not only fundamental to who we are but essential to the work we do.