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
Mothers make a significant contribution to society as a whole. This deserves recognition and visibility in every respect. Anything that makes a mother's job more difficult must be removed. Motherhood must not be a disadvantage for women in terms of career and finances!
JOBS FOR MOMS
Together we continue to shape the world of work in such a way that life and...
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/jobs_for_moms/
It is mothers and care workers who subsidize our economy. On the contrary, they are confronted with conditions and structural hurdles that lead to exhaustion and professional work below their own level of competence and thus financial dependency. And exhaustion makes you quiet. But we mothers need to speak up! 100,000 Mothers starts right there with its demands and unites in times of division. For the good of all. We at JOBS FOR MOMS are fully behind this and say THANK YOU for the great commitment!
Mom Care Podcast
We talk to moms every week about all sides of...
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/mamafuersorge.podcast/
We see every day in our private lives, at work and in our podcast how strong mothers have to be and how little support they often have. That has to change!
Birthtalks
An online course for women with stressful birth experiences, accompanied by social workers and...
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/birthtalks_krafttierhilfe/
The campaign starts exactly where our core issue lies: Strengthening mothers in their mental health and giving them the space they need (after stressful birth experiences). In obstetrics and postnatal care, there is still a lack of support and visibility for the challenges that many women experience after giving birth. With our work, we want to help change this and, together with the campaign, raise awareness of the importance of genuine care for mothers.
Wupperfrauen e.V.
We collect biographies of important Wuppertal women
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/wupperfrauen/
The 100,000 Mothers campaign aims to make women and their achievements visible to society. History is largely written by men. How women live, what they have accomplished and continue to accomplish on a daily basis, and the difficulties they have faced and continue to face are all overlooked. We are delighted that 100,000 mothers in front of the Brandenburg Gate are contributing to greater visibility and more equality.
Millie&Me
Community - Events - Empowerment for mothers
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/millieandme_moms
We are mothers ourselves and our hearts burn for mothers. As a platform, we support women with children wherever we can and it is therefore logical that we support this campaign. There is so much to do and we must finally set an example so that we are not constantly ignored, ridiculed and disadvantaged. That is what we are campaigning for!
Supporters
Türkân Deniz-Roggenbuck
Owner/Founder Kulturton- Agency for Diversity & Transculturality
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/kulturton/
How multifaceted the unequal treatment of FLINTA* can be in terms of equal rights and equality and how it can be depicted apart from sober figures: in intersectional, post-feminist, hegemony-free equality.
Mothers are the backbone of society and it's time we ALL took responsibility. The well-being of mothers concerns us ALL!
BarbAra Ihme
The soul expert, old wise woman, mother & grandmother, artist for visual arts,...
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/barbaraihme/
Mothers in the center - has been my wish, struggle and field of work for decades. Mothers in the center - is our cultural root, with well-being for ALL, peace, lived equality and without excessive demands, which our form of society still affords today. So far at the expense of life, a peaceful and loving birth and death, health and mental well-being. This can change! It must change! This is my heartfelt wish! And my enthusiasm for 100,000 mothers and more! Thank you all for being part of it!!!
Julia Zeckau
Cultural scientist, artist, mother
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/julia.zeckau/
We need a strong alliance for more visibility, appreciation and recognition of (unpaid) care work. Caring is the foundation that holds everything together and must not be a risk of poverty. I would like to see equal rights for care work and paid work. I would like to see better conditions for parenthood. A questioning of the current "normality", which contains so much absurdity. Why is it normal for many women* to experience violence during childbirth? Why is it normal that single parents are often affected by poverty? Why is it normal that there is structural deprivation? Why is it normal to establish full-time work as the norm for everyone, regardless of all care obligations? Who defines what performance is? Whose performance remains invisible? And what does that do to us? And how could it be otherwise? And hundreds more questions.
Annike Kempe
Doctor
Empowering mothers! Becoming socially and politically vocal about the issue of equality. Identifying with a group and issues that move me.
Jana Bertels
State Executive Committee SPD Berlin
Social: https://www.instagram.com/jana.bertels.berlin/
The broad social alliance behind the campaign - with the aim of promoting equal rights and drawing attention to the social disadvantages faced by families - and mothers in particular. It is about protection against discrimination, especially in the labor market, the fair distribution of care work and the social appreciation that is unfortunately all too often lacking. For me, it's also about celebrating single parents as everyday heroes. May 10 is my birthday - an ideal day to launch such an important social movement. I am happy to be a part of this movement.
For 25 years, I have been committed to the health of mothers and children as part of my work for Mothers' Convalescence and Haus WaldQuelle, both in concrete terms and for society as a whole.
Romy Stangl
I do voluntary work against violence against women in the association...
WebsiteSocial: https://www.instagram.com/romy.stangl?igsh=MThxaXRjYWI0aGs0Zg==
The "100000 Mothers" campaign inspires me because it sends out a strong signal against violence against women and raises awareness of this pressing social problem. Violence against women - whether physical, psychological or economic - not only affects individuals, but has a profound impact on families and society as a whole. This campaign gives a voice to those affected, calls for protection, support and structural change, and motivates me to be part of it because I believe that real change is only possible through collective commitment. Every mother, every woman deserves to live in safety and dignity. The campaign shows that we are not alone, but that we can fight together for a future free of violence. It encourages us not to look away, but to take action - for ourselves, for our children and for future generations.
The campaign will finally make mothers and what they do on a daily basis visible. Women and mothers should receive the support they deserve from the state and society in all phases of their lives.
Franziska Büschelberger
Owner of B.IST Analysen and founder of Unpaid Care Work
WebsiteSocial: https://www.linkedin.com/in/franziska-büschelberger-334964238/
System performance needs system relevance!