Today (May 13), at least 97 countries around the globe celebrate Mothers’ Day. Despite the fact that there is no international Mother’s Day, the majority of countries celebrate it on the second Sunday of May. The tradition behind Mother’s Day derives from the United States. American social activist Anna Marie Jarvis spent a significant period of her life advocating for an official Mother’s Day in the US, having celebrated the first ever Mother’s Day in 1908, three years after her own mother’s death. I would like to use this Mother’s Day not only to appreciate mothers all over the world but also to raise several issues that are sometimes overshadowed during a day of celebrations often centred around the giving of flowers, chocolates, and cards.

Source: Forbes May 13, 2018 12:22 UTC