Can I share my product or blog here?
No, the rule says no blogs, solicitation, selling, or spam, and the survey rule explicitly includes asking if working moms are interested in what you are trying to make or sell.
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r/workingmoms rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/workingmoms: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 168,195
- Verified
- September 18, 2026
- Category
- Local community and city subreddits
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- No Stand Alone Political Posts, Please Use the Weekly Thread.: No Stand Alone Political Posts, Please Use the Weekly Thread.
- No “how much does daycare/nannies cost” posts: It’s so location specific - posting on this wide ranging community means the answers you receive likely won’t be helpful. It’d be better to post in your local subreddit.
- No name calling, no mom shaming, no daycare shaming.: No posts about if SAHM have a tougher job than Working Moms.
- No "How do I WFH and care for my child" Posts.: We realize working parents were asked to do extraordinary things during stay at home and quarantine orders, but that is not the norm. A few of us mods were working from home before the pandemic and yes, it is normal and legal for an employer to require childcare while you work. Additionally, being a full-time employee and full-time mom is unsustainable. c. It has been discussed ad nauseam the past 2 years. Please read the posts in the sticky if you are curious on this topic.
- Posts may cover any topic regarding parenting/work but responses must be from working moms.: Please make sure your post is something related to working/parenting and/ or being a working mom influences your decision making on this topic.
- Please flair your posts: Please flair your posts
- No surveys/research requests please. This includes for work, for school, for an article/research.: Include surveys and polls for grad school, places of employment, research, articles. No asking if working moms are interesting in what you are trying to make or sell.
- No blogs, solicitation, selling, or spam please.: No blogs, solicitation, selling, or spam please.
- No pregnancy announcements: No pregnancy announcements
- People with new accounts and negative karma are not allowed to post/comment.: Due to spam, bots, fake posts, posts from users who are not contributing or regular members, new accounts and negative karma will not be allowed to post and comment.
- No AI Slop: No AI slop
Works well
- A working mom who is also a founder shares a real story about a scheduling conflict between a client call and school pickup, asks how others handle it, and flairs the post as a discussion.
- A working mom posts about a specific workplace policy change that affected her childcare plan, framed as a question to other working moms, with no link or product mention.
- A working mom answers questions in the comments of other posts about returning to work after maternity leave, building trust before she ever mentions her own business.
Avoid
- Asking how much daycare or nannies cost, since the rule says it is too location specific for this wide ranging community.
- Posting about working from home while caring for your child, which the rule says has been discussed ad nauseam.
- Sharing a pregnancy announcement, which is not allowed here.
- Posting a survey, research request, or poll, including for work, school, an article, or product interest.
- Sharing a blog, soliciting, selling, or spamming the community.
- Posting AI slop, which is banned.
What r/workingmoms Is For
This community is a place for mothers who work to discuss the challenges and joys, pros and cons, and everyday issues that working mothers face. The rules say posts may cover any topic regarding parenting or work, but the post must be something related to working, parenting, or being a working mom, and the decision making around it. The room is built for working moms, and the rule titled Posts may cover any topic regarding parenting/work but responses must be from working moms. says responses must come from working moms. If you are a founder or marketer, you are a guest in a space that exists for working mothers to talk to each other.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule titled No blogs, solicitation, selling, or spam please. is the one that decides whether a marketing-adjacent post survives, because it bans blogs, solicitation, selling, and spam outright. The rule titled No surveys/research requests please. This includes for work, for school, for an article/research. also matters, since it explicitly says no asking if working moms are interested in what you are trying to make or sell. The rule titled Posts may cover any topic regarding parenting/work but responses must be from working moms. matters too, because it keeps the room focused on the people it was built for. The rule titled Please flair your posts is a survival rule, since the policy brief says to always flair your posts before submitting. The rule titled No AI Slop. matters if you use AI to draft your content, because AI slop is banned.
What To Post
A good post here is a genuine question or story about the real experience of being a working mom, written by a working mom, and flaired before submitting. If you are a founder, the only honest path is to participate as a working mom yourself, share a real challenge you face, and let any product mention come up naturally in the comments only if someone asks. The rules ban blogs, solicitation, selling, and spam, so a post that looks like marketing will be removed. The best move is to join the conversation as a member first, answer questions, and build trust over time before you ever mention what you do.
What To Avoid
Do not post about how much daycare or nannies cost, because the rule titled No “how much does daycare/nannies cost” posts says it is too location specific and you should post in your local subreddit. Do not post about working from home while caring for your child, because the rule titled No
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Common questions about r/workingmoms
Can I post as a father or non-mom?
No, the rule says responses must be from working moms, so your post should be something related to working, parenting, or being a working mom.
Can I announce my pregnancy?
No, that is covered by the rule titled No pregnancy announcements.
Can I ask what daycare costs in my area?
No, the rule says it is too location specific and you should post in your local subreddit instead.
Can I start a political discussion?
No, the rule says no stand alone political posts and asks you to use the weekly thread instead.
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