Northern Virginia Chapter # 143

About Us

What We Do…..

Serving over 6,000 members in the U.S. and beyond, Mothers & More is a non-profit member organization that cares for the mother.  We provide a nationwide network of over 130 chapters for mothers who are by choice or circumstance - altering their participation in the workplace or struggling to parent and keep their career over the course of their active parenting years.

Through our local chapter and national organization, Mothers & More provides multiple opportunities for like-minded mothers to network with one another, sharing ideas and information on how to maximize one's personal growth and happiness no matter how she chooses to parent.

Mothers & More champions the value and necessity of all mothers’ work to our society — paid and unpaid, within and outside of the home. We strive to raise awareness about the fact that mothers live and work in a society that presents significant barriers to their ability to succeed as women, citizens, parents or participants in the workforce. By uniting mothers to act on their own behalf, we seek to eliminate policies, practices and attitudes that unfairly impact mothers as caregivers.

Our Core Beliefs…….

·      A mother is more than any single role she plays at any given point in her lifetime. She is entitled to fully explore and develop her identity as she chooses: as a woman, a citizen, a parent or an employee.

·      All the work mothers do — whether paid or unpaid - has social and economic value.

·      All women deserve recognition and support for their right to choose if and how to combine parenting and paid employment.

·      All mothers, all children and all families are unique. We respect the wisdom of each mother to decide how to care for her children, her family and herself.

·      Mothers have the right to fulfill their care giving responsibilities without incurring social and economic penalties.

·      The transitions women make into and through motherhood are challenging and can be difficult.

·      Together, mothers are powerful.