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…
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…
Ornella and Daniela, two young Ecuadorians in their twenties, talk about their respective stories: following an unwanted pregnancy, Daniela is the mother of a little girl, who is both happiness and commitment; Ornella, on the other hand, has decided not…
Isabella, a 34-year-old Colombian woman now living in the United States, traces her story and the reasons that led her to choose not to have children. Social pressures as much as family pressures and the perception of other people's suffering…
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…
