Motherhood Penalty/Discrimination

Democracy on Hold: The Hidden Penalty for Parliamentarians Who Become Mothers

27.11.25

The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution on the amendment of the European Electoral act, allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth. [& [...]

Recognising Mothers’ Realities: Key Wins in the New Gender Equality Resolution

27.11.25

The European Parliament has adopted a new resolution calling on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious 2026–2030 Gender Equality Strategy, centred on concrete legislative and non-legislati [...]

Tackling Child Poverty Means Supporting Parents: Olivier De Schutter’s Call to Action

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-Povert [...]

Affordable Housing for Mothers: A Key to Ending Poverty and Inequality in Europe

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 [...]

State of Motherhood in Europe – key findings presented at the Congress of Women in Poland

31.10.25

Katowice, September 2025 — The State of Motherhood in Europe report was officially launched in Poland during the [...]

Recognising Mothers, Reducing Poverty
A call for an inclusive EU Anti-Poverty Strategy

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 [...]

Amplifying Mothers’ Voices at the UN Human Rights Council

15.10.25

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council – The MMM Geneva team seized opportunities to shed light on the multiple human rights violations mothers face, and to call for care-centred policies, and the recognit [...]

Mothers’ Voices at the Heart of Europe

29.09.25

A Look Back at Our State of Motherhood Survey Presentation at the EU Parliament [...]

Make Mothers Matter on RTBF’s Tendances Première: The State of Motherhood in Europe

16.09.25

Make Mothers Matter was recently featured on Belgian public broadcaster RTBF’s Tendances Première radio show to present the findings from our latest report, The State of Motherhood in Europe 2024. [...]

The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan
Strengthening Support for Mothers

12.09.25

Our 2024 State of Motherhood in Europe survey of 9,600 mothers across 11 EU Member States and the UK paints a clear picture: motherhood is still not properly recognised or […] [...]

Motherhood Penalty/Discrimination

Democracy on Hold: The Hidden Penalty for Parliamentarians Who Become Mothers

Recognising Mothers’ Realities: Key Wins in the New Gender Equality Resolution

Tackling Child Poverty Means Supporting Parents: Olivier De Schutter’s Call to Action

Affordable Housing for Mothers: A Key to Ending Poverty and Inequality in Europe

State of Motherhood in Europe – key findings presented at the Congress of Women in Poland

Recognising Mothers, Reducing Poverty
A call for an inclusive EU Anti-Poverty Strategy

Amplifying Mothers’ Voices at the UN Human Rights Council

Mothers’ Voices at the Heart of Europe

Make Mothers Matter on RTBF’s Tendances Première: The State of Motherhood in Europe

The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan
Strengthening Support for Mothers

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