Send your mom some FEMINIST love!

Mother's Day is this Sunday, and we all know moms who deserve our thanks, and an award, for all they do! Our friends at MomsRising.org have developed a great way for you to send moms a funny, personalized faux video news report, about them winning "Mother of the Year." Each mom you send the video to will see her name embedded right in the video as the winner!

When I saw it, I laughed out loud:



http://sn.im/hmfyf

Not only are moms congratulated by President Obama, celebrated by Hollywood stars, and praised by a remarkably articulate baby--there are great underlying feminist messages popping up/scrolling by as you watch!  Some of the favorite quotes (scrolling at the bottom) in our office include: 

"Motherhood is the hardest full time job taht doesn't come with Social Security or Health Benefits.  It does, however,  come with a lot of labor as well as love." 

And more seriously,  "Over a lifetime, mothers are paid anywhere from $400K to $2m less than men doing the same work due to gender wage disparity."  Talk about taking the message home.

Make your favorite moms smile this Mother’s Day, and share some feminist love!

P.S. You can use this link to update your Twitter status with a link to the video!