My so-called selfish life.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Shechter, Therese, director.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Childfree choice--United States.

Childfree choice.

Reproductive rights--United States.

Reproductive rights.

Natalism--Social aspects--United States.

Natalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (00:52:33)) : sound, color

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Good Docs, 2021.

Language Note:

Closed-captions in English.

Summary:

Titled after one of the myths it challenges, this entertaining and insightful film draws on pop culture, science, and history to tell the stories of people who are saying no to parenthood — and the forces that marginalize them in society. With brisk, cheeky humor and an intersectional lens, filmmaker Therese Shechter journeys through a landscape of misogyny and misinformation, from "childless cat ladies" and the myth of the biological clock, to birth rate panics and ongoing threats to reproductive freedom. At a time when more women are challenging long-held beliefs about womanhood, family, and identity, the film reveals the ways that pronatalism impacts not only politics but also our personal lives — whether we have children or not. The growing childfree movement is reshaping what it means to live a fulfilling life. My So-Called Selfish Life celebrates the right to choose the lives that are best for us, because when we have control over our reproductive futures, powerful things happen.

Participant:

Director, Therese Shechter.

Notes:

Description based on XML content.

ISBN:

1-03-624961-1

9781036249618

OCLC:

1584442976

Publisher Number:

302211