Mother’s Day Flowers That Reflect the True Value of a Mother’s Work: $800 Billion

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'A dozen roses are not going to cut it this year.' said reshmasaujani. 'What moms really want—what they really need—is a national reckoning: one that reimagines our culture and rebuilds a system to actually value our work.' MothersDay2021

,” an online flower shop highlighting the true value of mothers’ work.

The online “shop” applies a monetary value to the enormous amount of unpaid, unseen labor mothers are expected to complete each day—and which has only been exacerbated by the pandemic.

from April showing the global loss in income for women who lost jobs or left the workforce to care for family. “Economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is having a harsher impact on women, who are disproportionately represented in sectors offering low wages, few benefits and the least secure jobs.

Other bouquets focus on long-standing issues that directly impact women’s finances, their ability to work and to have children as a result of our broken system. For example, The Lost Job Bouquet price of $36,000 reflects the median income of a working mom last year. The $13,000 price tag on The Lack of Childcare Bouquet represents the average cost of child care each year—and so on.

 

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reshmasaujani smichelen People have agency you know. Women that choose to stay home do so freely. I know it’s shocking to you some people make that choice, but they do.

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