Why Motherhood Is Harder in Some Countries Than Others

Eleanor J. Bader Ms. Magazine
Eleanor J. Bader explores with Four Mothers author Abigail Leonard how national policies and cultural norms in Finland, Japan, Kenya and the U.S. shape the first year of motherhood—and redefine what it means to parent in vastly different societies.

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Pachinko, Apple TV+’s Unsung Hero, Makes a Remarkable Return

Saloni Gajjar AV Club
Pachinko follows Sunja, a young Korean woman who immigrates to Japan in the late 1930s after marrying a Protestant minister. A mother of two in unfamiliar territory, she strives to take care of her family amid poverty, racism, and political turmoil.
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