Unpaid family care work

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

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Single mothers vulnerability to homelessness and impact on children

04.03.20

UN New York - Report on the side-event that MMM organized on the margins of the 58th session of the Commission on Social Development on 18 February 2020 at the

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Gender Equality achievable if Care Gap and Care as valuable ‘work’ are recognized

02.03.20

In February, Make Mothers Matter responded to the Roadmap of the European Commission strategy on Gender Equality (2020-2024) which was published on 5th March 2020. In our response we advocated

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MMM fights for the pension rights of mothers in France

08.02.20

Are we ready to recognise and support unpaid Care work performed by parents - and mothers particularly? Broken careers because of unpaid care work explain a good deal about persistent

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The world’s richest economies have a problem, and the good news is: womenomics can fix it

06.03.19

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council - This is in essence, the message of MMM in its oral Statement on Women's Right to Work.

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MMM defends women’s participation in the conduct of public affairs

01.11.18

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council 39th Session - Mothers are directly concerned by many human rights issues. Through its statements, MMM makes their voices heard and highlights their contributions -

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Portrait of a (working) mother

01.09.18

UN Geneva - MMM is delighted to support a photo exhibition illustrating mothers' challenges and choices (or lack of it) in combining professional work and family.

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ILO’s push for gender equality at work is welcome but will require action beyond Labour sector

04.06.18

UN Geneva / International Labour Conference - MMM oral intervention commends the International Labour's Organisation's Women at Work Initiative and its new "push for equality". It also reaffirms the u

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Mothers are at the center of Early Childhood Development – But need recognition and support

23.05.18

UN Geneva / World Health Assembly - In a side-event on Early Childhood Development, Make Mothers Matter highlighted some of the challenges that mothers face to ensure that their child

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MMM at EIGE’s Consultation on Gender Discrimination in Education, Training and the Labor Market

02.03.17

MMM presented the perspective of women mothers by highlighting how the permanence of the unpaid care workload is an obstacle to their full integration into the labor market and to

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Unpaid family care work

Meeting of the EPSCO Council

Single mothers vulnerability to homelessness and impact on children

Gender Equality achievable if Care Gap and Care as valuable ‘work’ are recognized

MMM fights for the pension rights of mothers in France

The world’s richest economies have a problem, and the good news is: womenomics can fix it

MMM defends women’s participation in the conduct of public affairs

Portrait of a (working) mother

ILO’s push for gender equality at work is welcome but will require action beyond Labour sector

Mothers are at the center of Early Childhood Development – But need recognition and support

MMM at EIGE’s Consultation on Gender Discrimination in Education, Training and the Labor Market

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