05.03.21
Make Mothers Matter welcomes the statement recently made by Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights [1] . [...]
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In April 2015 the Shared Parental Leave Scheme came into force in the United Kingdom. The new scheme still required that new mothers take the first two weeks of maternity leave. But now they could exc [...]
Read more25.01.21
October 2020 saw the results of the first Irish Maternity Experience Survey, providing an important insight into women’s experiences at all stages of maternity care in Ireland - antenatal, care duri [...]
Read more03.12.20
We answered by submitting a paper describing our views on the future of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan. [...]
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In a joint statement on 12 November 2020, together with numerous organisations, we called on the European Commission to respond to the Council Conclusions of October 2020, on “Strengthening Minimu [...]
Read more15.10.20
13 October 2020: The Employment, Social Policy and Health Consumer affairs Council of the EU (EPSCO) held a virtual debate on the equal participation of women and men in the labour market. They dis [...]
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On 7 October 2020, MMM, together with its partners at the Alliance for Investing in Children and with the European Parents' Association, responded to the Public Consultation on the Road Map for the Ch [...]
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As part of CIRC4Life, an EU Horizon 2020 Research Project, Make Mothers Matter conducted three consumer surveys in order to uncover how to better engage end-users in the circular economy. On [&hellip [...]
Read more09.07.20
Providing a voice for patients, families, and caregivers. Have your say by responding to our Survey. [...]
Read more30.06.20
Women may be disproportionately impacted by climate change given their more vulnerable socio-economic position. [...]
Read more17.11.25
The official closing event of the Erasmus+ project MothersCan took place at the historic Biesdorf Palace in Berlin. Hosted by Olga Gauks, Member of the Berlin House of Representatives, the event brought to
12.11.25
Make Mothers Matter (MMM) submitted its recommendations to the European Commission’s initiative on Intergenerational Fairness, aiming to ensure that today’s decisions do not compromise the well-being of fu
11.11.25
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, has submitted his updated contribution to the European Commission’s consultation on the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy
06.11.25
Make Mothers Matter (MMM) has submitted its contribution to the European Commission’s consultation on the European Affordable Housing Plan, calling for stronger recognition of mothers’ specific housing vu
23.10.25
Make Mothers Matter welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s first comprehensive Anti-Poverty Strategy and calls for bold, inclusive action to ensure it benefits those who need it m
29.09.25
A Look Back at Our State of Motherhood Survey Presentation at the EU Parliament