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About Us
Our
Mission:
Mothers
& More is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives
of mothers through support, education and advocacy. We address mothers'
needs as individuals and members of society, and promote the value of
all the work mothers do. Our
mission is based on the following core beliefs:
Our
Core Beliefs:
- A mother is more
than any single role she plays at any given point in her lifetime. She
is entitled to fully explore and develop her identity as she chooses:
as a woman, a citizen, a parent or an employee.
- All the work mothers
do — whether paid or unpaid - has social and economic value.
- All women deserve
recognition and support for their right to choose if and how to combine
parenting and paid employment.
- All mothers, all
children and all families are unique. We respect the wisdom of each
mother to decide how to care for her children, her family and herself.
- Mothers have the
right to fulfill their caregiving responsibilities without incurring
social and economic penalties.
- The transitions
women make into and through motherhood are challenging and can be difficult.
- Together, mothers
are powerful.
About
Us - What We Do:
Serving over 7,500
mothers in the U.S. and beyond, Mothers & More is a non-profit membership
organization that cares for the caregiver. We provide a nationwide network
of local chapters for mothers who are — by choice or circumstance
— altering their participation in the paid workplace over the course
of their active parenting years. Our chapters are structured to support
a mother as she navigates the challenges of her daily life - whether she
is a full-time family caregiver or struggling to achieve a better balance
between the demands of paid work and family care.
Through our chapters
and other services, we provide opportunities for mothers to connect with
one another in ways that assist them in developing their unique identities
as women and help them move more confidently through the transitions that
affect their family, work and life.
Mothers & More
champions the value and necessity of all mothers' work to our society
- paid and unpaid, within and outside of the home. We strive to raise
awareness about the fact that mothers live and work in a society that
presents significant barriers to their ability to succeed as women, citizens,
parents or participants in the workforce. By uniting mothers to act on
their own behalf, we seek to eliminate policies, practices and attitudes
that unfairly impact mothers as caregivers.
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