Giving up my career?

Mothers at Home Matter recognise that the decision to transition from paid work to unpaid caring is challenging, financially risky and thought of as foolish by many. 

Workplaces were designed for men, a place for unencumbered workers, and women have been positively encouraged by economic incentives and social equality agendas to fit into this unsuitable model at great personal and family cost. It is diametrically at odds with the time needed for raising children.

MAHM encourage a re-design of the workplace to properly accommodate women who will need child-rearing years out of the workplace yet have many years and enormous skills to offer when again available.

We support flexible working and working from home particularly at a time when financial pressures are so great on families.

Most critically, however, women need recognition of the value that time at home raising children provides. It is a period of great economic activity and productivity (although not measured as GDP) and is conducive to both family and community wellbeing. A mother’s reassuring presence in the home can also reduce long-term stress and anxiety in children.