Latest News from MMM and its Network
Care, the overlooked dimension of social development and justice
08.01.26
UN New York – In a written Statement submitted ahead of the 64th UN Commission on Social Development, Make Mothers Matter highlights a crucial yet still largely overlooked dimension of social development and
The Future of the Right to Education: Make Mothers Matter at UNESCO to Bring Parents’ Voices Forward
15.12.25
UNESCO, Paris – On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the 1960 Convention against Discrimination in Education, UNESCO brought together the global community at an International Symposium on the Future of
Protect the Ambition: MEPs Must Safeguard Funding for the EU Child Guarantee
09.12.25
MMM together with its partners of the EU Alliance for Investing in Children, welcomes the recent vote by the European Parliament’s EMPL Committee, which firmly supports substantial and dedicated funding for t
She Does It All: The Devaluation of Caregiving in EU Work–Life Balance Policy
28.11.25
Across Europe, mothers carry out vast amounts of unpaid care work that keeps families and societies functioning—yet much of this labour remains largely invisible in EU policy. A new study shared with Make Mot
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. The proposal
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-legislative actions