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Rethinking Cities Through Care: People, Planet and the 2030 Agenda

16.06.26

UN New York/HLPF – Register now to join us for our 2026 High Level Political Forum side-event online.

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The Motherhood Penalty: The Equality Challenge We Must Address – MMM @ ILC114

11.06.26

At the

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Motherhood at Work in the EU
From Biological Protection to Structural Equality

10.03.26

Make Mothers Matter was invited by ETUI to its event: “Gender matters at work: Making the invisible visible” to discuss the issue of motherhood at work in the European Union.

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EU Parliament Anti-Poverty Resolution
A Major Step Forward for Mothers, Families and Children

23.02.26

The European Parliament has adopted its Resolution on a new EU Anti-Poverty Strategy for 2025–2026, following joint work by the EMPL and FEMM Committees. This marks a significant political milestone

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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

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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-legislati

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Berlin Hosts Closing Event of MothersCan – Care, Career, Change

17.11.25

The official closing event of the Erasmus+ project MothersCan took place at the historic Biesdorf Palace in Berlin. Hosted by Olga Gauks, Member of the Berlin House of Representatives, the event

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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

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Recognising Mothers, Reducing Poverty
A call for an inclusive EU Anti-Poverty Strategy

23.10.25

Make Mothers Matter welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s first comprehensive Anti-Poverty Strategy and calls for bold, inclusive action to ensure it benefits those who

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The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan
Strengthening Support for Mothers

12.09.25

Our 2024 State of Motherhood in Europe survey of 9,600 mothers across 11 EU Member States and the UK paints a clear picture: motherhood is still not properly recognised or

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Unpaid family care work

Rethinking Cities Through Care: People, Planet and the 2030 Agenda

The Motherhood Penalty: The Equality Challenge We Must Address – MMM @ ILC114

Motherhood at Work in the EU
From Biological Protection to Structural Equality

EU Parliament Anti-Poverty Resolution
A Major Step Forward for Mothers, Families and Children

She Does It All: The Devaluation of Caregiving in EU Work–Life Balance Policy

Recognising Mothers’ Realities: Key Wins in the New Gender Equality Resolution

Berlin Hosts Closing Event of MothersCan – Care, Career, Change

Rebuilding the Modern Village: Mothers, Children, and Older Generations in Mutual Care

Recognising Mothers, Reducing Poverty
A call for an inclusive EU Anti-Poverty Strategy

The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan
Strengthening Support for Mothers

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Rethinking Cities Through Care: People, Planet and the 2030 Agenda

Families as active rights holders:
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The Motherhood Penalty: The Equality Challenge We Must Address – MMM @ ILC114

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