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UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights says “good intentions are not enough.”

05.03.21

Make Mothers Matter welcomes the statement recently made by Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights [1] . [...]

MMM’s associate member maternity action campaigns for reform of the uk parental leave scheme

20.02.21

In April 2015 the Shared Parental Leave Scheme came into force in the United Kingdom. The new scheme still required that new mothers take the first two weeks of maternity leave. But now they could exc [...]

Our member Irish Maternity Support Network contributes to the first national maternity experience survey

25.01.21

October 2020 saw the results of the first Irish Maternity Experience Survey, providing an important insight into women’s experiences at all stages of maternity care in Ireland - antenatal, care duri [...]

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. [...]

Joint Statement for a Framework Directive on Minimum Income

12.11.20

In a joint statement on 12 November 2020, together with numerous organisations, we called on the European Commission to respond to the Council Conclusions of October 2020, on “Strengthening Minimu [...]

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 [...]

MMM’s Joint contribution to the European Commission Public Consultation on the Child Guarantee

12.10.20

On 7 October 2020, MMM, together with its partners at the Alliance for Investing in Children and with the European Parents' Association, responded to the Public Consultation on the Road Map for the Ch [...]

Mark your calendars for the CEPS Webinar on engaging consumers (and families) in Circular Economy

12.10.20

As part of CIRC4Life, an EU Horizon 2020 Research Project, Make Mothers Matter conducted three consumer surveys in order to uncover how to better engage end-users in the circular economy. On [&hellip [...]

MMM teams up with non-profits for SymptomSurvey

09.07.20

Providing a voice for patients, families, and caregivers. Have your say by responding to our Survey. [...]

MMM responds to Roadmap on European Green Deal Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change

30.06.20

Women may be disproportionately impacted by climate change given their more vulnerable socio-economic position. [...]

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UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights says “good intentions are not enough.”

MMM’s associate member maternity action campaigns for reform of the uk parental leave scheme

Our member Irish Maternity Support Network contributes to the first national maternity experience survey

MMM Responds to EU Commission’s Public Consultation

Joint Statement for a Framework Directive on Minimum Income

Meeting of the EPSCO Council

MMM’s Joint contribution to the European Commission Public Consultation on the Child Guarantee

Mark your calendars for the CEPS Webinar on engaging consumers (and families) in Circular Economy

MMM teams up with non-profits for SymptomSurvey

MMM responds to Roadmap on European Green Deal Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change

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