Siete, a Spaniard from Aragon, reflects on the reasons why she did not have children: the perception of not having time and the lack of maternal instinct. In Spain, the expression used to put pressure on women is "the rice…
Bel Fatou Fai, a young Senegalese woman who has been in Germany for a few years, reflects on the positioning towards motherhood and adoption in Senegal. While the number of children is an indicator of a woman's fertility and the…
In Washington DC, Sarah and Elisabeth, not yet in their twenties, discuss their respective evolving positions on motherhood, drawing on the experiences of their mothers and them as daughters. Many topics are addressed, from the maternal instinct to personal fulfillment,…
Antigone, forty-two years old, reflects on the condition of childfree women in Greece, the country where she lives. Starting from the negative term used for childfree people, she dwells on her personal case: Antigone did not have the opportunity to…
Radikha, a university lecturer in Essen, reflects on the condition of childfree women in India, her home country. Whether by choice or not, Indian women who do not experience motherhood are under great pressure and are marginalized socially and within…
Sybilla, a fifty-two-year-old Austrian woman, traces the stages of her life that allowed her to affirm her choice of non-parenthood. In none of the many places she has lived, does she feel there is a free space to express her…
A student at the University of Washington, Gianny responds to a point-blank question on what she thinks about women who decide not to have children: for her, it is a personal choice that is very much linked to economic possibilities.…
Emna, a young Tunisian woman working for Amnesty International, talks about her family of origin composed of an absent, irresponsible and violent father and a mother who was dependent on him, until the separation after forty years of marriage. Emna's…
