Mothers and the Economy
With their work and personal investment in their families and their children, all mothers, whether they are in paid employment or not, make a vital contribution to the economy of their country.
MMM advocates to give value to this unpaid family care work, working primarily for a better balance of family life and professional life. “Care” work must be given much more credit and should not be an obstacle to gender equality and the economic independence of mothers.
Unpaid family care work: vital but invisible and unrecognized
Its financial value is estimated between 10 and 40% of GDP and 2/3 of this work is assumed by women, specifically mothers. It is the first obstacle to their economic empowerment.
MMM in action
Awareness raising and advocacy on the issue of unpaid family care work: recognise, reduce & redistribute
Care & Support systems – the backbone of social development
13.11.25
On 3rd November, we hosted a virtual Solution Session at the 2nd UN World Summit on Social Development titled Shifting the paradigm: centring care society and social protection for social
Rebuilding the Modern Village: Mothers, Children, and Older Generations in Mutual Care
12.11.25
Make Mothers Matter (MMM) submitted its recommendations to the European Commission’s initiative on Intergenerational Fairness, aiming to ensure that today’s decisions do not compromise the well-b
Discrimination in the economic sphere: the “motherhood penalty”
Beyond the first structural obstacle of unpaid family work, women around the world suffer from barriers, sometimes legal, often purely discriminatory - especially when they are mothers
Reconciliation between family and professional life
MMM defends women’s (and men’s!) free choice to be able to devote time to their family responsibilities - without being heavily penalised.
Reconciliation of Family Life and Work
Advocacy for policies of reconciliation between family life and professional life for all - a key area of work at the European level, mais an issue for every mother around the world.
Rebuilding the Modern Village: Mothers, Children, and Older Generations in Mutual Care
12.11.25
Make Mothers Matter (MMM) submitted its recommendations to the European Commission’s initiative on Intergenerational Fairness, aiming to ensure that today’s decisions do not compromise the well-b
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
