The Era of Moms
Moms are the backbone of everything.
It's time the world
acted like it.
Momera is a movement of mothers who refuse to accept a system that punishes them for having kids. We're organizing — for affordable childcare, fair pay, and a future our children actually deserve.
$500K
Career penalty for becoming a mom
U.S. Census Bureau / Bankrate
62¢
What moms earn per dollar dads make
National Women's Law Center
1.4M
Children living in poverty
Campaign 2000
40%
Of parents skip meals for their kids
Barnardos / Aldi Study
Mothers Ending Poverty
The system is broken.
We're the ones who fix it.
69% of families in poverty are already working. You earn a raise and lose your childcare subsidy. You get a promotion and lose your health benefits. The system punishes moms for getting ahead. We're done accepting that.
Advocacy & Leadership
Mom-led. Mom-driven.
The benefits cliff punishes you for earning $1 more. Childcare costs more than rent. Moms are leading the charge for policy that actually works — and making sure lawmakers hear from the people these decisions affect.
- •Fight the benefits cliff that traps families in poverty
- •Demand affordable childcare as a right, not a privilege
- •Put mom voices in front of decision-makers
Community Solutions
Finding what's broken. Fixing it together.
The systems moms depend on weren't designed for them. We identify the specific barriers keeping your family stuck — from childcare deserts to healthcare cliffs — and build real solutions with the people who live it every day.
- •Map the barriers keeping moms in your community stuck
- •Build partnerships with organizations that serve families
- •Create pathways through broken systems, not around them
Economic Uplift
Moms helping moms rise.
No mom should have to choose between paying for childcare and putting food on the table. We connect moms to real financial strategies, workforce pathways, and each other — because someone who gets it is worth more than any program.
- •Navigate benefits without losing the ones you already have
- •Connect to workforce pathways and financial resources
- •Build a network of moms who lift each other up
The Data
Two countries. Same broken system.
Whether you're in Calgary or Chicago, the story is the same: moms are punished for having children. Here's the proof.
Motherhood Penalty
Income drops 40%+ after first child
Statistics Canada
Child Poverty Rate
1 in 5 children (1.4 million kids)
20% of Canada's 7.3M children
Campaign 2000
Single Mom Poverty
42% of kids with single moms in poverty
Pop. 41M — over 500K children affected
Statistics Canada
Childcare Costs
$10K–$22K/year per child
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Financial Vulnerability
3 in 5 women can't cover a $1K emergency
~12.6M of Canada's 21M women
Angus Reid Institute
Food Bank Use
2.2M visits/month — up 99% since 2019
5.4% of Canada's 41M population
Food Banks Canada
Motherhood Penalty
Income drops 51% after first child
Columbia University / PNAS
Child Poverty Rate
1 in 7 children (9.7 million kids)
13% of America's 73M children
Columbia Center on Poverty
Single Mom Poverty
1 in 3 single-mom families face hunger
Pop. 340M — millions of families affected
No Kid Hungry
Childcare Costs
Up to $15,600/year — as much as rent
U.S. Department of Labor
Financial Vulnerability
56% of Americans can't cover a $1K expense
~190M of America's 340M people
Bankrate
Food Bank Use
44M+ people rely on food banks
13% of America's 340M population
Feeding America
You're not alone in this.
A movement isn't built by waiting. It's built by moms who decide today that their kids deserve better — and then do something about it.
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The benefits cliff. $15,600/year childcare. The motherhood penalty. These are policy problems — and moms need to be at the table when policy gets made.
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No mom should have to choose
between childcare and groceries.