Motherly 2020

Motherly is committed to covering all relevant presidential candidate plans as we approach the 2020 election. We are making efforts to get information from all candidates. Motherly does not endorse any political party or candidate. We stand with and for mothers and advocate for solutions that will reduce maternal stress and benefit women, families and the country.

Coverage:

Where the Democratic candidates stand on paid leave, childcare costs + health care
Paid parental leave was finally discussed in last night’s presidential debate
Will paid parental leave get some air time during the third Democratic debate?
Senator Kamala Harris wants a longer school day to help working parents
Would it ever be possible to have universal childcare in the United States?
Kirsten Gillibrand just dropped out of Democratic presidential race
Pete Buttigieg has a plan to support America’s stressed-out mothers
Pete Buttigieg’s mental health plan comes as mothers are dying by overdose + suicide
Kirsten Gillibrand’s ‘Family Bill of Rights’ proves how little support American families have
Kamala Harris just reintroduced a bill to address racial disparities in maternal health
Elizabeth Warren has a plan for the staggering black maternal mortality rates
Beto O’Rourke says he ‘helps’ raise his kids, but dads are not just helpers
The 2020 presidential race includes mothers—and they want you to know it

Coverage:

The latest

Mental Health

How to beat the winter blues as a mom: 4 therapist-approved tips

Parenting

The stages of motherhood that will break your heart (in the best way)

Holidays

10 things stealing your holiday joy (and how to ditch them)

Life

My new year’s resolution? To unleash the power of being gentle in a hard world