A student at the University of Washington, Julia responds to a point-blank question on what she thinks about women who decide not to have children: she acknowledges that there may be situations in which one cannot afford to have a…
Ada Ayse talks about the condition of women who choose, as she does, not to have children in Turkey: a woman who does not have children is considered unhappy and marginalised. For society, it is as if she does not…
Andrea reflects on the topic of children and family in Tabarchino language. Unlike his parents' generation, having children today is not something taken for granted but the result of a choice in which various factors, not only possible social pressure,…
Paz and Jenny, 32-year-old Ecuadorians transplanted to Germany, reflect on the topic of reproductive rights, which are of fundamental importance in the process of self-determination of women's bodies: the desire for motherhood from an eco-feminist point of view necessarily takes…
Eleonora, a student and worker, tells Lunàdigas about her polyamorous relationship, her stance on the subject of children, within and outside social and family judgements. At the centre of her testimony are self-care and the invitation to self-determination. Testimony realised…
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,…
