Check out new Your Voices: On Motherhood stories!

New selections from Your Voices: On Motherhood! From childbirth to adoption to body image to the decision to have children at all—women around the world all have different journeys when it comes to motherhood. You can hear a few of these diverse, personal, and compelling perspectives in IMOW’s new online exhibition, Your Voices: On Motherhood! We've just launched some exciting new content, from artists around the world inspired by a variety of topics related to motherhood. Explore their stories today! Birthmarkings, Margaret Lazarus (USA): This heartfelt video documentary tells 12 women’s stories of their relationships with their postpartum bodies, and how their self-perception changed as a result. & do you see how much I love you, Lenelle Moise (Haiti): Lenelle Moise’s powerful poem is a raw description of the doubts and difficulties of deciding when and if to have children from a queer woman’s perspective. Cesarean Quilt, Renee Hoffman (USA): Renee Hoffman’s intricate quilt helped her come to terms with a traumatic labor and delivery. Birth Journal Maternity Excerpt, Jorge Caballero (Colombia): This video documentary tells one Colombian woman’s childbirth story, and shows how often mothers are alone and doctors are overstretched. The Great Dance, Barbara Crooker (USA): Barbara Crooker’s trio of poems speak to her experience as a mother, grandmother, and woman caring for her own mother. Unsafe Abortion Adds to Liberia’s Maternal Mortality Toll, Teecee Boley (Liberia): This compelling audio documentary tells of the dangers of unsafe abortions in Liberia, where elective abortion is illegal but not uncommon. Kamlari Shop Girl, Meredith May (USA/India): Journalist Meredith May tells the story of Anita, who was sold as a girl into domestic servanthood and raped by the man who purchased her, but ultimately won justice for her son. What’s in a Name?, Sarah Buttenwieser: An adoptive mother in an open adoption, Sarah Buttenwieser muses on the shortcomings of the word “mother.” Like your favorites on Facebook, leave comments for the artist or to start a conversation with other viewers! More stories will launch soon. Your Voices: On Motherhood is a curated online exhibition of over 30 extraordinary and compelling works by artists from 21 countries across the globe on the topic of motherhood. The exhibitionis the result of a global call for submissions, asking artists, writers, and journalists around the world to send us their stories related to modern motherhood. IMOW curated a selection of 34 stories from 600 submissions that came in from all over the world! Join us in January when IMOW launches Mama: Motherhood Around the Globe, our new flagship exhibition featuring content from Your Voices: On Motherhood and more, and for a chance to vote for your favorite Community Choice story!