Antonia cannot have children because of a cancer she had. Her sister, Franziska, would be willing to be her surrogate mother, but law does not allow it. Two German sisters tell their stories. Vuoi ascoltare e leggere altre testimonianze? Sostieni…
Nacyb, activist and coordinator of the association Rayhaa in Jendouba, in Tunisia, tells us of her first-hand experience as a woman with no children - not by choice - and then as a mother, finally acknowledged at social level. Her…
Marta Cavicchioni, a Roman artist and activist and a childfree woman herself, recounts her personal and professional journey based on the responsibility to trigger and take care, through her art, of questions, possibilities, and new paths to conceive - socially…
Anaís and Tatiana discuss about issues surrounding the choice of non-parenthood: starting from what each of them feel about their Ecuadorian context, where they both live, they tell us of the external judgments to which they are frequently subjected. Age…
Three students from the University of Washington reflect upon their position with regards to women who choose not to have children: while they show full respect for the right to choose, they do not understand the rejection of a biological…
Paola tells us about the evolution of her political consciousness starting from her feminism. On the one hand, she matures a personal choice of non-motherhood from an early age; on the other, as a “comadre” , today she dedicates part…
Denise talks about parenthood and tells us of the questions she usually get asked around her choice. Denise has been living in Turkey for 25 years and she claims her right to choose not to have children. Vuoi ascoltare e…
Alia Sellami, a Tunisian soprano and performer with multiethnic origins, reflects upon the definitions and judgements directed to women with no children, something that led her to conceive a dedicated performance. Her testimony also introduces us to her personal story…