Supporters
Become part of "100,000 Mothers" - we introduce you! We would be delighted if you would like to support our campaign:
Initiators
Mothers do an incredible job every day to keep our society functioning and cohesive. At the same time, they are severely affected by structural disadvantages. The fault lies in the system. Unpaid care work and those who do it must finally be appropriately valued and given better framework conditions. That's why we're taking to the streets on May 10!
Antje Krause
Management of Haus Daheim prevention and rehabilitation clinic, women's health activist
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/hausdaheim_/
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.
Rebekka Rupprecht
Managing Director of the Mothers' Convalescent Home
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/muettergenesungswerk_mgw/
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.
Andrea Boyer
Managing Director Ev. Müttergenesung Württemberg gGmbH
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/muettergenesung_wuerttemberg/
I am thrilled that so many organizations are joining our campaign. It's time for mothers to have a stronger lobby and be heard.
Sarah Zöllner
Journalist and author. Founder of the action and networking platform #MütterMachtPolitik
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/muetter_macht_politik/
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!
Delphine Takwi
Consultant for Transcultural Dialogue and Maternal Health at the Frauenwerk der Nordkirche
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.
Katrin Schmidt
Chairwoman of the Evangelical Association for Women's Health e.V.
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/eva_frauengesundheit/
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!
Associations and initiatives
Stage mothers*
Der Verein Bühnenmütter e. V. unterstützt und vernetzt Bühnenkünstlerinnen mit…
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/buehnenmuetter/
art+kind berlin
Network of artists and cultural professionals
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/kunstundkind.berlin/
Motherhood is not a career break - not even in the art world. We at kunst+kind berlin are fighting for visibility, recognition and real equal opportunities for artists who do care work. Mothers are the pillars of this society, but they are systematically marginalized: unpaid work, lack of security, poverty in old age. The same applies to art: those who care are marginalized. We say an end to this. We demand a fair cultural policy that recognizes motherhood not as an obstacle, but as part of artistic practice.
Supporters
Elke Schmid
Ich arbeite in einem Schallplattenladen
Social: https://www.instagram.com/elkephantom/
Mothers must finally become visible!
Katja Mors
Ärztin
The completely underestimated work that parents, especially mothers, do in the context of care work. Often in addition to the job, unpaid, unseen, unappreciated, punished.
Hanna Steinmüller
Bundestagsabgeordnete für Bündnis 90/Die Grünen
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/hanna_steinmueller/%20%20
Wir brauchen Strukturen, die Mütter nicht im Stich lassen. Vereinbarkeit darf kein individueller Kraftakt sein. Mutterschaft ist - ganz gleich, wie sie gelebt wird - politisch und muss sichtbar sein. Denn nur durch Sichtbarkeit kann sich etwas verändern.
Johanna Braun-Zakaryan
Ich war Grundschullehrerin
I am also a mother and would like to support a maternal movement