About MomsRising
First, a handful of women came together, and then that handful became hundreds, the hundreds became thousands, and through friends telling friends, MomsRising is now more than a million members strong and growing!
At MomsRising, here's what we know
Every single one of us can have an impact. And together we are a powerful force. See it for yourself here, in our IMPACT REPORTS!
What does MomsRising do?
We take on the most critical issues facing women, mothers, and families by educating the public and mobilizing massive grassroots actions to:
- Bring the voices and real world experiences of women and mothers straight to our local, state, and nation's leaders;
- Amplify women's voices and policy issues in the national dialogue & in the media across all platforms (from print, to radio, to blogs, social media, and more);
- Accelerate grassroots impact on Capitol Hill and at state capitols across the country;
- Hold corporations accountable for fair treatment of women and mothers & for ensuring the safety of their products.
Our wins
Together, we are a powerful force and are making important gains for women, families, and our national economy. Together, we are winning.
- The 2022 IMPACT REPORT highlights some of this amazing work.
- Check out an OVERVIEW OF OUR PAST WINS & read QUOTES FROM LEADERS ABOUT MOMSRISING'S IMPACT
How are we unique?
MomsRising combines the best of American innovation and ingenuity. We are a transformative on-the-ground and online multicultural organization of more than a million members and over a hundred aligned organizations working to increase family economic security, to end discrimination against women and mothers, and to build a nation where both businesses and families can thrive.
MomsRising is also a new media outlet with over 3,000 bloggers and a combined estimated blogging and social media readership reach to over 5 million people.
Our MomsRising movement is powered by two separate organizations, MomsRising Together, a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization, and MomsRising Education Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity. As a charity, the Education Fund is nonpartisan and does not support or oppose any candidate for elected public office.
Support our work
We're a bootstrap, mom-run organization and contributions from people like you fuel the MomsRising movement.
A summary of us!
In short, MomsRising.org is an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to achieve economic security for all moms, women, and families in the United States. MomsRising is working for paid family leave, earned sick days, affordable childcare, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes so many mothers. MomsRising also advocates for better childhood nutrition, health care for all, toxic-free environments, breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start, and a national budget that reflects the contributions of women and moms. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s women and families. In addition to being a grassroots force, MomsRising also has a strong readership reach: With over 3,000 bloggers, in 2013, Forbes.com named MomsRising's web site as one of the Top 100 Websites For Women for the fourth year in a row and Working Mother magazine included MomsRising on its “Best of the Net” list.
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