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This chapter investigates post-Fukushima mothers’ activism, focusing on the Kodomozenkoku (Kodomo-tachi o Hōshanō kara Mamoru Zenkoku Nettowāku, National Network of Parents to Protect Children from Radiation), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) that addressed radiation issues and comprised more than 350 local CSOs across Japan as rank-and-file members. Utilising social movement theory and biographical methods, it traces the CSO’s founding history and examines members’ highly educated backgrounds and work experiences. The analysis confirms that highly skilled working mothers in the childcare, IT and publishing sectors were not constrained by the myth of motherhood or traditional gender roles. This fundamental shift, framed by concepts such as self-determination and autonomy, is identified as a legacy of post-Fukushima activism.

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Mother Activists and the Myth of Motherhood

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    2026年

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  • Ayaka Löschke

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This chapter investigates post-Fukushima mothers’ activism, focusing on the Kodomozenkoku (Kodomo-tachi o Hōshanō kara Mamoru Zenkoku Nettowāku, National Network of Parents to Protect Children from Radiation), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) that addressed radiation issues and comprised more than 350 local CSOs across Japan as rank-and-file members. Utilising social movement theory and biographical methods, it traces the CSO’s founding history and examines members’ highly educated backgrounds and work experiences. The analysis confirms that highly skilled working mothers in the childcare, IT and publishing sectors were not constrained by the myth of motherhood or traditional gender roles. This fundamental shift, framed by concepts such as self-determination and autonomy, is identified as a legacy of post-Fukushima activism.