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Wichita
Area Chapter of Mothers & More
Mothers & More Offers Local Support
Our Focus
We
focus on the mother as a woman and respect the right of all women to choose if and how they combine parenting and paid employment.
Thousands of educated professional
women are choosing to de-emphasize their careers in order to emphasize family by taking
time off work or arranging flexible work hours to better balance work and family: a practice known as sequencing.
In
this transition, women may experience isolation, loss of identity and self-esteem, lack of respect from family, friends and
former co-workers, and a loss of financial independence. Mothers & More provides a place for women to make new friends,
share concerns, offer intellectual stimulation, receive emotional support, and get practical advice on a wide range of issues.
Diverse Membership
The Wichita chapter is comprised of women from diverse
backgrounds living in Wichita and the surrounding areas. This diversity gives you an opportunity to learn from and bond with
women at different stages of motherhood and work life decisions. Our members are intelligent, talented and resourceful women
who have made a conscious decision to step back from their careers in order to accommodate their families. Some are stay at
home mothers. Others are employed, part-time, full-time, or in home-based businesses.
Mission Statement
Mothers & More is a non-profit organization dedicated
to improving the lives of mothers through support, education and advocacy. We address mothers needs as individuals and members
of society, and promote the value of all the work mothers do.
Our 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 caregiving
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.
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Serving over 7,500 mothers in the U.S. and beyond, Mothers & More is a non-profit membership organization that cares for the caregiver. We provide a
nationwide network of local chapters for mothers who are — by choice or circumstance — altering their participation
in the paid workplace over the course of their active parenting years. Our chapters are structured to support a mother as
she navigates the challenges of her daily life - whether she is a full-time family caregiver or struggling to achieve a better
balance between the demands of paid work and family care.
Through our chapters and other services, we provide opportunities for mothers to connect with one another in ways that
assist them in developing their unique identities as women and help them move more confidently through the transitions that
affect their family, work and life.
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.
Mothers & More Offers National Support
Mothers & More is an international not-for-profit
organization supporting sequencing women - mothers who have altered their career paths in order to care for their children
at home. The organization advocates for public and employment policies that accommodate sequencing while addressing women's
personal needs and interests during their active parenting years. Since its inception in 1987, Mothers & More has grown
to more than 180 chapters and almost 8,000 members worldwide. The national web site is located at:
www.MothersAndMore.org
For more information please contact us.
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