Mothers and the Economy

Care on the move
The forgotten angle

04.04.23

Our Care on the Move conference took place at the European Parliament recently, where speakers from diverse backgrounds, ranging from academics, to policy-makers and representatives from civil society [...]

Parents key influencers for education

03.04.23

UN New York - With the upcoming 56th UN Commission on Population Development (CPopD56), we are publishing the written statement we submitted ahead of this session, which will focus on Population, educ [...]

200 million hours spent by women and girls fetching water every day

23.03.23

UN New York - On the occasion of the World Water Day and the UN Water Conference, MMM highlights the impact of the lack of access to safe and clean water on women's unpaid care work. This is a key bar [...]

MMM calls for the recognition of Care as a human right

19.03.23

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council - Framing Care as a Human Right at the UN level - right to care, right to be cared for, right to self-care - would unequivocally put obligations on all governments to p [...]

Like nature’s vital resources, unpaid care work must not be taken for granted

10.03.23

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council - The dialog following the presentation of the report Women, girls and the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment was the opportunity for MMM to reaffirm [...]

Harnessing digital technologies to empower mothers – and their children

02.03.23

UN New York, CSW67 - Digital technologies, which is the priority theme of the upcoming Commission on the Status of Women, have the potential to greatly increase women’s agency and autonomy, as well [...]

Care at the heart of well-being and right to development

01.03.23

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council - At the meeting commemorating the 35th anniversary of the right to development, MMM reaffirmed the importance of care work, including mothers' unpaid care work, to thi [...]

Care on the Move: Addressing the Gender Gap

24.02.23

On 28th February 2023, Make Mothers Matter together with partners, is organizing a conference at the European Parliament to tackle the issue of the gender care gap in relation to intra-EU mobility. Fe [...]

Solutions from across the world for single mothers – CSocD61 event recap

19.02.23

UN New York - Our virtual #CSocD61 event, which took place on the margins of the 61st UN Commission on Social Development, brought together expert speakers from varied backgrounds to discuss the situa [...]

Because mothers count

17.02.23

UN New York, CSocD61 - Those are the concluding words of our representative at the UN in New York to the the UN Commission on Social Development. She called on the Commission to reaffirm the importanc [...]

Mothers and the Economy

Care on the move
The forgotten angle

Parents key influencers for education

200 million hours spent by women and girls fetching water every day

MMM calls for the recognition of Care as a human right

Like nature’s vital resources, unpaid care work must not be taken for granted

Harnessing digital technologies to empower mothers – and their children

Care at the heart of well-being and right to development

Care on the Move: Addressing the Gender Gap

Solutions from across the world for single mothers – CSocD61 event recap

Because mothers count

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