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Financing for development: time to invest in Care and Wellbeing

06.07.25

From 30 June to 3 July, Make Mothers Matter was in Sevilla, Spain, for the 4th UN International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4). Here’s a look back at this major UN event and the key [...]

Financing for development matters for mothers

05.07.25

Following the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) in Sevilla, Spain, we explore why Financing for Development is critical for mothers around the world. [...]

Motherhood and Mental Health Under Pressure

03.07.25

Germany – Survey results from Germany reveal a troubling picture: mothers are under intense strain — mentally, economically, and socially. [...]

Can Motherhood Shape Great Leaders? Mom’s in Co, IE Business School and Make Mothers Matter Say Yes

27.06.25

On June 26, Make Mothers Matter (MMM) participated in an event at IE Business School in Madrid titled “Women, Motherhood & Careers: Reframing the Narrative,” co-organised by the IE Women in Busine [...]

Recognising Unpaid Care Work and addressing Its Unequal Distribution: A Key Step in Tackling Informal Employment

15.06.25

UN Geneva – At the 113th International Labour Conference (ILC), Make Mothers Matter (MMM) brought the perspectives of mothers and other unpaid caregivers to two key agenda topics: the transition to [...]

“I just had to get on with it” – The unspoken cost of motherhood, work, and mental health

14.05.25

In an op-ed published by the online magazine EuroHealthNet Angela Garcia, MMM Project Director, shares the key findings of our survey on the State of Motherhood in Europe 2024. From mental overload to [...]

Milestones for Mothers: First Oral Statement and Landmark UN Recognition at CSW69

17.04.25

UN New York – At this year's 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), two significant moments highlighted our ongoing fight for mothers' rights. We emphasised how mothers conti [...]

“Equality in name means nothing without equality in reality”
MEPS Maria Walsh and Eleonora Meleti

07.04.25

With the new Road Map for Gender Equality, the EU acknowledges that gender equality remains a challenge across member states, with women still earning 12.7% less than men and facing greater employment [...]

Mothers, a political issue: how can we best defend them at the highest level?

21.03.25

Afaf Abounouadar, MMM’s Executive Director, was a guest on the hugely popular French Podcast series La Matrescence, to talk about an essential but all too often invisible subject: the recognition of [...]

Championing Mothers’ Rights at the UN Human Rights Council

18.03.25

UN Geneva - The 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC58) provided a crucial platform for advocacy, engagement, and collaboration on pressing human rights issues. MMM representatives made si [...]

Unpaid Family Care Work

Financing for development: time to invest in Care and Wellbeing

Financing for development matters for mothers

Motherhood and Mental Health Under Pressure

Can Motherhood Shape Great Leaders? Mom’s in Co, IE Business School and Make Mothers Matter Say Yes

Recognising Unpaid Care Work and addressing Its Unequal Distribution: A Key Step in Tackling Informal Employment

“I just had to get on with it” – The unspoken cost of motherhood, work, and mental health

Milestones for Mothers: First Oral Statement and Landmark UN Recognition at CSW69

“Equality in name means nothing without equality in reality”
MEPS Maria Walsh and Eleonora Meleti

Mothers, a political issue: how can we best defend them at the highest level?

Championing Mothers’ Rights at the UN Human Rights Council

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