Motherhood Penalty/Discrimination

Paying mothers to stay home is not family policy. It is a trap.

11.09.26

The Trump administration’s recent draft proposal to support stay-at-home mothers may, on the face of it, sound like good family policy. Supporting parents who choose to care for their children at ho [...]

Championing the human rights of mothers – MMM at HRC62

12.07.26

UN Geneva – The 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC62) concluded last week after three weeks of debates, panel discussions and negotiations in Geneva. Throughout the session, Make Mothe [...]

Motherhood at the heart of women’s financial insecurity in old age

06.07.26

UN Geneva – Promoting women’s financial health and pension security was the theme of a side event organised by Soroptimist International on 1 July, on the margins of the 62nd session of the United [...]

Landmark UN report highlights violence against mothers

04.07.26

UN Geneva – At its 62nd session, the Human Rights Council published the first UN report dedicated exclusively to mothers as right holders. Presented by Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on vio [...]

Families as active rights holders:
Quality Family Support in Spain and Europe

15.06.26

On 11 June 2026, Madrid hosted a major national conference dedicated to strengthening quality family support for positive parenting in Spain. [...]

Equal Pay Cannot Wait: Why Every EU Member State Must Implement the Pay Transparency Directive Now

12.06.26

Across Europe, millions of women continue to earn less than men for work of equal value. Behind these statistics are real people — mothers, unpaid carers, and working women who too often face financ [...]

The Motherhood Penalty: The Equality Challenge We Must Address – MMM @ ILC114

11.06.26

At the [...]

A new chapter in the Child Guarantee
When we invest in parents, we invest in every child they raise

20.05.26

The European Commission has published a new Communication on Breaking the cycle of child poverty: Strengthening the European Child Guarantee — alongside its first ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. Toge [...]

Parental Leave: A Global Imperative for Gender Equity and Economic Prosperity

25.03.26

UN New York – At the event MMM organised on the margins of the 70th UN Commission on the Status of Women, experts and policymakers converged to argue that parental leave is far more than a workplace [...]

Recognising Care
The Relevance of Parenting Skills in the EU Skill Portability Initiative

16.03.26

Make Mothers Matter (MMM) responded to the Public Consultation on the European Commission’s upcoming Skill Portability Initiative. We submitted a paper outlining our views and provided feedback on t [...]

Motherhood Penalty/Discrimination

Paying mothers to stay home is not family policy. It is a trap.

Championing the human rights of mothers – MMM at HRC62

Motherhood at the heart of women’s financial insecurity in old age

Landmark UN report highlights violence against mothers

Families as active rights holders:
Quality Family Support in Spain and Europe

Equal Pay Cannot Wait: Why Every EU Member State Must Implement the Pay Transparency Directive Now

The Motherhood Penalty: The Equality Challenge We Must Address – MMM @ ILC114

A new chapter in the Child Guarantee
When we invest in parents, we invest in every child they raise

Parental Leave: A Global Imperative for Gender Equity and Economic Prosperity

Recognising Care
The Relevance of Parenting Skills in the EU Skill Portability Initiative

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