National Mother’s March?

I know everyone’s exhausted, but when will we finally band together to demand to be heard and prioritized?

Imagine thousands of women and children marching their state capitals on a day like Mother’s Day weekend. It would be such a powerful image. And I think it would terrify our leaders.

As mothers we have been ignored and overlooked by our government for too long. “Why aren’t people having more babies?” Because we cannot sustain the increased costs of necessities. We cannot risk derailing our careers. We cannot justify risking our lives. We cannot afford it.

In the US - because our economy has evolved to a state where a single income often cannot support a family - we are forced to leave our babies to go back to work before our bodies have healed, before our milk supply has regulated, and before our hormones have rebalanced. For many families, returning to work is not a financially viable option as childcare costs completely offset or exceeds income. So, one parent (statistically more likely to be the mother) will choose to leave or pause their career to stay home with their child, causing an employment gap many will never recover from.

Our elected officials do not care. They see the issue of declining birth rates but can’t or won’t make any actionable plans to address the root issues which are: maternal healthcare and postpartum care, family leave and workplace protections, and childcare costs (and overall rising cost of goods combined with stagnant wages but that’s affecting everyone).

We should tell them, loudly, visibly, and collectively. We are mothers, we are leaders, we come from different background, we belong to different classes, and we have differing religious and political affiliations. Yet, we have all have the shared experience of having a vested interest in the future of our children. We should stand together and demand the legislative support we deserve.

Would you participate in a Mothers March protesting for increased maternal support on par with those offered in other developed countries? Do you think protests even make a difference?

fyi I don’t have the background to organize this but I can’t be the only one who’s thought of this. I would like to help if this is in the works somewhere. If not, how can we make this happen?