I recently wrote a post for a new blog from Ashoka's Changemakers called Mommy Movement. As they describe it:

"Mommy Movement is a group blog where bloggers come together to raise awareness for women's issues. Several times a week, bloggers post one short reflection on a potential solution to challenges women face and, in return, take part in a larger effort to catalyze social change, connect with others who care about making a difference in the world, and use their blogging talents for good."

At Mommy Movement, I wrote about how grandmothers have such power and influence, and how working with them across the world to help new mothers and prevent postpartum depression has such potential. I wrote the post after reading an entry in the Ashoka Changemaker's "Healthy Mothers, Strong World" Maternal Health competition. Edwina Periera wrote about working with grandmothers in India to "engage their partnership to ensure and sustain healthy motherhood" and "to build their capacity to remove myths blocking healthy motherhood". I love this idea.

I hope you'll stop by Mommy Movement and read my post, as well as the other posts written by lots of great female writers and bloggers including Her Bad Mother and Motherbumper.

Keep in mind, the post is short because we were required to use only about 400 words. I went over slightly, but that was the best I could do. I could have written at least another 600 words on this topic!

If you'd like to join Mommy Movement, you can learn how to do so here.

Pssst. Your blog entry to Mommy Movement could actually win you a trip to India to participate in the Maternal Health Change Summit. How awesome would that be? Notthat I want you to win. Because maybe I could win. I mean … India! So maybe I shouldn't tell you about this … But whatever… 😉