After watching the docufilm Lunàdigas in Quito, Ariana focuses her thoughts on motherhood: she admits that she does not feel mature and stable enough to bring a human being into the world. Motherhood is a condition that must be carried…
Promise is from Nigeria and loves being a mother. She recounts that in her country, women who do not have children are called ‘barren’ and suffer the judgments and pressure of family and society. Vuoi ascoltare e leggere altre testimonianze?…
Samira is from Tunisia and is about to have a baby girl. She recounts that families in Tunisia are generally large and that women who do not get married or don’t have children are considered complex and judged very negatively.…
Emanuella is from the Côte d'Ivoire. In her country, pregnancy is not a debatable choice for women. Women who do not have children are referred to as ‘infertile women’. In Côte d'Ivoire, the childless woman is always viewed with suspicion…
Manuela has not yet made a decision about having children. She wishes that her choice could be free of constraints. In her testimony, she recounts her marriage and family experience. She also talks about her work as a social worker…
Francesca, an artist and performer, recounts her experience of motherhood, desired but not in line with common rhetoric, rather made of a daily exercise applied to self-definition, couple relationships, and work management. Francesca's is an invitation to share women's stories…
Rosella, mother of two grown up sons now independent, tells us about the feelings she experienced during her pregnancies: the sense of responsibility and of being inadequate, the awareness of having a body, the fear of people's judgment. Vuoi ascoltare…
Flavia tells she doesn’t have a definite position on children. What she is sure about is that a woman’s happiness and fulfillment, despite social pressure, cannot depend on the existence of another life. Vuoi ascoltare e leggere altre testimonianze? Sostieni…
