Why does George Osborne hate self-employed women?

The current system actively penalises self-employed women. Why?

I'm a hard-working mother of one, with number two due any day now. I work as a freelance journalist and copywriter, juggling my work commitments with caring for a boisterous toddler. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that I work very hard, as most parents of young children do.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%