Motherhood Penalty/Discrimination

Mothers are more likely to be at risk of poverty in old age

04.04.21

UN Geneva - In its response to the Human Rights of Older Women consultation, MMM identifies the inequitable distribution of unpaid family caregiving duties between men and women as a root cause of the [...]

MMM reaffirms: caring for a child is work, an absolute necessity, resource and investment

29.03.21

UN New York, CSW65 - In her intervention at a parallel event to the 65th UN Commission on the Status of Women organized by OMEP, MMM President Anne-Claire de Liedekerke also drew attention to the pric [...]

MMM Responds to EU Commission’s Public Consultation

03.12.20

We answered by submitting a paper describing our views on the future of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan. [...]

Meeting of the EPSCO Council

15.10.20

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 [...]

The untapped political power of mothers

01.09.20

Media - We are delighted to feature this article about the power of mothers in the most recent edition of Causette - a feminist magazine published in France. [...]

World of work must adapt to people and families – not the other way around

07.07.20

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council - MMM contributed to the discussion on the report of the UN Working Group on Discrimination against women by offering 3 recommendations. [...]

Single mothers disproportionately affected by lack of adequate housing

05.03.20

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council - MMM contributed to the discussion on the right to adequate housing by highlighting the economic hardships of single mothers, the difficulties and discriminations they [...]

Single mothers vulnerability to homelessness and impact on children

04.03.20

UN New York - Report on the side-event that MMM organized on the margins of the 58th session of the Commission on Social Development on 18 February 2020 at the UN headquarters in New York. [...]

Single mothers’ economic hardships put them at risk of spiraling debt

03.03.20

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council - MMM oral statement calls upon governments to support single mothers in their double responsibility of raising children and earning a decent living. [...]

MMM fights for the pension rights of mothers in France

08.02.20

Are we ready to recognise and support unpaid Care work performed by parents - and mothers particularly? Broken careers because of unpaid care work explain a good deal about persistent pension gaps for [...]

Motherhood Penalty/Discrimination

Mothers are more likely to be at risk of poverty in old age

MMM reaffirms: caring for a child is work, an absolute necessity, resource and investment

MMM Responds to EU Commission’s Public Consultation

Meeting of the EPSCO Council

The untapped political power of mothers

World of work must adapt to people and families – not the other way around

Single mothers disproportionately affected by lack of adequate housing

Single mothers vulnerability to homelessness and impact on children

Single mothers’ economic hardships put them at risk of spiraling debt

MMM fights for the pension rights of mothers in France

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