Who's Mother of the Year?

I am. And so are you. In fact, the Mother of the Year can be whoever you want her to be, thanks to Moms Rising, a group working to bring important motherhood and family issues to the forefront of the country's awareness. The clever moms at Moms Rising have created a type-in-your-name-here video of a faux news story about the winner of the “Mother of the Year” award.

I, of course, awarded myself as mother of the year. I then awarded my mom and all my friends who are moms.

All cuteness aside, the video has educational content. The text crawl under the news cast reads:

Moms in this country are way undervalued – Mothers make 73 cents to every dollar an equally qualified man makes at the same job – Single mothers make only about 60 cents to a man’s dollar – Those two facts, it should be noted, really suck – especially because men aren’t making much these days either – Over a lifetime mothers are paid anywhere from $400,000 to $2 million less than men doing the same work due to gender wage disparity. That’s a ridiculous “Mommy Tax.” A full quarter of US families with children less than 6 years old live in poverty – Well duh, all these other statistics would lead to this likely outcome – Motherhood is one of the hardest full-time jobs that does not come with Social Security or health benefits – It does however come with a lot of labor as well as love.

Moms, enjoy your day and rest up - there's still a lot of work to be done.

Comments

[Anita]

Thanks so much for posting the video! And for transcribing the facts scrolling across the bottom. We really appreciate it!