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
Red Table_Care
Action-based association of maternity and care activists
WebsiteSocial Media: https://www.instagram.com/roter_tisch_care/
We all want the same thing: More visibility and audibility for the concerns and needs of mothers* and other unpaid care workers. The challenges of our everyday lives are not individual, but structural! As an action alliance, we know about the power of joining forces, let's form even bigger and stronger bonds! Our vision: A society that understands and supports care work as the basis for social cohesion and quality of life.
Unpaid care work by mothers must finally be recognized as a key contribution to society. Caring for and for each other is the prerequisite for human identity and the basis of society. Care work must be decoupled from femininity so that something changes, because everyone can care and look after each other. With our support, we want to create visibility for these issues, solidarity and politicization. 100000 Mothers is a wonderful campaign that can create visibility for the essentials in our society and could finally give mothers the recognition they deserve.
Protestant women in Baden
Working with and for women
WebsiteSocial Media: https://www.instagram.com/evfrauenbaden
Mothers are the quiet heroines of our everyday lives: they shape, move, organize, encourage and give us support when we need it most.as Protestant women in Baden, we are committed to making the contribution that women make to the church and society visible. Our goal is a just society in which all people have equal access to resources, influence and appreciation. Speaking up for justice together in solidarity! That's great! We are part of it.
Coordination Office for Gender Research and Equal Opportunities Saxony-Anhalt (KGC)
The Coordination Office is a statewide organization dedicated to promoting…
WebsiteSocial Media: https://www.instagram.com/kgc_sachsen_anhalt/
Motherhood and unpaid care work must become central topics in gender research and gender equality work at universities!
Federal initiative Women for Protection against Violence
A volunteer, nationwide team
WebsiteSocial Media: https://www.instagram.com/frauenfuergewaltschutz/?hl=de
Our focus is on public actions to sensitize the (non-affected) public about (institutional and partner) violence against women and children! This also includes the support of other actions such as the event of 100,000 mothers on May 10, 2025 in Berlin & we are happy to be ACTIVE and LOUD when it comes to our voice!
Equal Care Hamburg
We are committed to the fair distribution of private, professional…
Social: https://www.instagram.com/equalcarehh/;%20https://www.linkedin.com/company/equal-care-hamburg/
Mothers are the backbone of our society—day in and day out, often unseen and unpaid. And yet they face systemic disadvantages: economically, socially, and politically. As the Equal Care Hamburg initiative, we are committed to ensuring that this very unpaid care work finally becomes visible—and is recognized as a central social contribution. Care work is not a private problem, but a political issue of justice. The "100,000 Mothers" campaign makes these connections loud and clear—that’s why we support it.
Supporters
Daniela Galla
I am a certified educator and a dance and movement therapist, and I work…
WebsiteSocial Media: https://www.instagram.com/hejtanz_bielefeld/#
This campaign is great and important! It shows what we need to focus on if we want to make progress in this society: Visibility of maternal and family health, equality and finally a serious recognition of care work, on a structural, not personal level. Not all mothers have the resources to get involved. That is why it is so important that there are nationwide initiatives like this one, which I am happy to support!
Delia Keller
Artist and designer, chairperson of Fair für Kinder e.V., founder…
WebsiteSocial Media: https://www.instagram.com/fair.fuer.kinder/
Without care work, society grinds to a halt—it’s time for policymakers to give it the value it deserves. Single parents, in particular, do an enormous amount day after day—often under immense pressure and with too little support. The nonprofit Fair für Kinder e.V. advocates for financial and tax justice for single parents. After all, those who bear the primary responsibility for raising children deserve not to be disadvantaged, but rather genuine recognition and fair opportunities. See petition #childbenefitsforallchildren
Dr. Christine Bruhn
Executive Director at the Charlottenburg Birth Center, Board Member of the Network of Birth Centers
As a mother, I didn't lose my equal rights at this point in my life, but for a long time I experienced this self-assertion as exhausting, demanding constant commitment and attention. I think it's great that this campaign dares to say clearly what it's all about - not just appreciation, but also fair funding. Without strong women, there is no strong society.
Ela Fischer
Activist / Education Policy Work / Art / Cultural Policy Consulting /
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/maelamaela/
Mothers are taken for granted the narratives of births and the ways that describes how is so. Of course how insignificant yet we are the kit. Care work keeps us from coming together to give all these small gestures of love and dignity back their place and motherhood its value.
Marie Adler
Deputy Press Secretary, HAB
It's time to shine a light on the different realities of life and the needs of mothers! I'm thrilled by the movement that's taking shape here—by this incredibly diverse group that speaks with one voice and stands up for a shared goal.
Kristina
Aircraft Mechanic and Outdoor Children's Group
Mothers should not have to work shifts with young children
Pia Pritzel
Photo Editor / Sponsor of a Syrian Family
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/pia_pritzel/
The issue of the care gap receives little attention, and as a result, families in most cases continue to adhere to outdated role divisions. As long as there is no government intervention (more parental leave to make this time more attractive for men as well and to ensure financial security during that period, equal opportunities for part-time employees, etc.), these traditional gender roles will persist. Women suffer GREATLY as a result; they often experience mental and physical health problems because of it. This cannot go on!! We’re living in a bubble here in Germany. The government has completely missed the mark on this issue.
Karen Noack
Midwife
Stefan Schwartze
The Federal Government Commissioner for Patient Affairs and…
WebsiteSocial Media: https://www.instagram.com/patientenbeauftragter/
Mothers have an outstanding role in society. They not only shape the physical and emotional development of their children, but also play a key role in holding communities together and shaping a sustainable future. Their work - often invisible and unaffordable - is the foundation of a healthy and prosperous society. By providing mothers with the support, education and resources they need, we not only create strong families, but a better future for all.
Rainhild Schäfers
Professor of Midwifery Science
WebsiteSocial Media: https://www.instagram.com/hebammenwissenschaft.muenster?igsh=MWxkZDgyb2lncTVpaA==
Where should I start? I can think of 100,000 reasons. The most important one is that mothers are heard with the daily challenges they face. In the hope that we all see it as a mission to reduce these challenges.
