National Working Moms Day is celebrated on March 12 every year. It’s a day to celebrate all the mothers that work for their children — the teachers, the doctors, the accountants, the cashiers, and yes, even the housewives and homemakers. All of them work; all of them are role models. Even beyond their paid jobs, mothers tend to assume the roles of substitute teachers, first aiders, cooks, cleaners, and more. This is why, inspired by the Working Moms of Milwaukee organization, we support their businesses, recognize all that they do, and express how much it means on this day.
Working Moms of Milwaukee was founded in December 2017 by a local mom who needed some more support. After talking with other working moms, she realized that there was a large community need for a local organization that combined several core elements: mothers in Milwaukee who work full-time, part-time, inside the home, or outside of the home; networking with other moms from different backgrounds, fields, and professions, to make it easy to network online and in person; socializing in time frames that work for busy families; appealing events that celebrate Milwaukee and encourage authentic connections, support, and sharing daily working mom experiences with others like them; blog and social media content that’s relatable and useful for working moms; and an organization that addresses the needs of working moms in their community.
Each year, a group of moms gets together to talk about issues that matter to moms in the community. In 2020, they noticed there was a need to celebrate and recognize working moms on a larger scale, so they decided to create their own celebration.
After the interest they received in Milwaukee, the Working Moms decided to expand the celebration and resources to people all over the country in 2022. That year alone, they gave over a thousand dollars in giveaways and prizes, got media attention from sites such as Yahoo.com and Journal Sentinel, got tweeted at by celebrities such as Jane Pauly, got 5,400 views on #workingmomsday content on TikTok, and had over 60 local moms at an in-person event for a celebration.
