Supporters

It is high time to make our vision of an equal and diverse society a reality. I am particularly inspired by the power that comes from solidarity, sisterhood and connection. 100,000 mothers in front of the Brandenburg Gate - what image could better express our unwavering will for real change?

Women carry out the majority of paid and unpaid care work - and most of them are mothers. But they receive far too little support. At the 2023 AKF conference on maternal health, it was clear that it is not enough to keep naming the problem - there must be visible changes. This urge for action gave rise to the idea of gathering 100,000 mothers in front of the Brandenburg Gate and making their voices unmistakable.

Care work concerns us all and therefore also the health of mothers and other people with care responsibilities. For me, the campaign symbolizes a large community that recognizes this, shows solidarity and stands up for better framework conditions.

I am thrilled that so many organizations are joining our campaign. It's time for mothers to have a stronger lobby and be heard.

I am fascinated by the networking idea behind this campaign! Mothers and people with caring responsibilities need to be much more present in all areas of society. Only if we reach a critical mass will our concerns be heard and taken seriously. Mothers belong on company boards, in the management of public institutions and on political committees. We can only achieve this together, in all our diversity. That's why I support this campaign!

Germany today is an intercultural country. In such a world, maternal health is very important. Maternal health is directly linked to the health of the child: Healthy mothers are more likely to raise healthier children - the well-being of mothers can affect the physical and mental health of their children for years to come. That's why we can no longer remain silent. The time is now for us to stand up, step out and speak clearly about our issues and rights as mothers.

I am excited by the idea of making our demands loud and clear in the middle of Berlin with a mass of mothers, women, children and supporters. It's time: we need a fair distribution of care work between all genders and good, supportive framework conditions for mothers and all those who perform care work - not in 30 years' time, but NOW!

Relatives of children with disabilities, especially those with intensive support needs, often spend their entire lives caring for them. Reconciling care, school and work is often only possible with part-time work. This affects mothers in particular, who later have to struggle with lower pension and care contributions. The framework conditions should therefore be improved, e.g. by introducing a wage replacement benefit, improved recognition of care periods in retirement and care or the introduction of low-threshold relief services, which would then also benefit people with disabilities.

In mothers' centers, we experience every day how important community, social security and real participation are for mothers - this is exactly what "100,000 Mothers" makes visible and emphatically demands. The campaign brings mothers into the public eye as a social force and connects them across all borders. When mothers are strong, the whole of society benefits. This is exactly what the mothers' centers stand for.

As a girls' collective, we stand for equality, visibility and solidarity. The "100,000 Mothers" campaign gives mothers a strong voice and makes it clear that care work and maternal health finally belong at the center of political and social discussions: For diversity, for justice and for a future in which all mothers are seen and heard.

We are also fighting for unpaid care work and care, as well as the knowledge and experience of mothers*, to be more widely recognized and acknowledged by society. We support the campaign and its demands, as it aims to make the experiences of discrimination faced by mothers* more visible and thus improve the realities of their lives.

The 100,000 Mothers at the Brandenburg Gate campaign shows 100,000 reasons why mothers deserve the best possible support. They do immeasurable things for families, our society and democracy. And that starts at birth. A good birth experience - whether spontaneous or by caesarean section - promotes good early childhood bonding and thus the resilience of the young person, which in turn leads to better opportunities for participation in democratic processes. That's why it matters how we are born. And that is why the "Women pay the price" campaign is currently running, with which the German Midwives' Association is calling for a care guarantee, a care guarantee and a quality guarantee for everyone! in the phase of life surrounding childbirth.

We have over 20 million mothers in Germany and I am one of them. With the federal elections coming up in a few weeks, I can only hope that the generations of my parents and grandparents will remember that they are voting for the future of us and our children. The fact that there is now a campaign demanding a political say, creating visibility for unpaid family work and highlighting the sometimes dramatic bottlenecks in preventive healthcare and psychosocial support for mothers gives me hope and encourages me to take action. Let's join forces - for ALL mothers!

"A campaign that fights for better conditions and equality within families. One that wants to bring 100,000 mothers and people with caring responsibilities onto the streets - to finally get the visibility they need. This is exactly what Sarah and I have been campaigning for with our #MütterMachtPolitik initiative for years. Now it's time: Let's go to Berlin!"

The opportunity to raise awareness for parents. Through my activities on the district parents' committee, I know that the needs of parents do not receive enough public attention, even though families make an important contribution to our society.

Mothers are systematically disadvantaged and have no lobby in this society. It's time we changed that.

Women continue to pay a high price for motherhood - financially, professionally, in terms of health and personally. The hidden costs of care work must be made visible and its value increased. My work advocates financial self-determination for women and better structural framework conditions. We need new role models, reliable care services, fair labour market opportunities for caregivers and appropriate recognition of unpaid work - not least to prevent maternal and old-age poverty and to protect women from financial violence.

Care work belongs at the heart of our society! It is the basis of our coexistence and finally deserves the recognition it deserves. Mothers must be represented and heard in all areas of society! Their perspectives are indispensable for creating fair structures. I support the "One Hundred Thousand Mothers" initiative because I think it's great that it gives mothers and their concerns a platform and I am convinced of the power of sisterhood. Together we can be loud and make care work visible!

I am an enthusiastic mother of four grown-up children and see the exhausted mothers of today in my seminars. I myself struggle with poverty in old age. I have published a book on this topic with Kösel: "Too exhausted to be angry." Something urgently needs to change!!!

Mothers are a pillar of our society and have no lobby between diapers, puberty and mental load. 100,000 Mothers creates the urgently needed networking and visibility.

I support "100,000 Mothers" because the climate crisis affects women in particular and this connection needs much more awareness in our society! The greatest health risk from climate change comes from heat. Women are doubly affected by this. On the one hand, because they react differently physically and, on the other, because they are less able to adapt due to care work and part-time employment. This also has an impact on the particularly sensitive phases of women's lives, from pregnancy and childbirth to menopause and old age. We need more information about this in order to promote participation and equal opportunities, including in overcoming the climate crisis, and to empower women and mothers!

Maternal health and child health belong together! Think together what belongs together and strengthen structures for growing up well!