Unversehrt. Frauen und Schmerz | Lesung | Dokumentale 2025

In the organizer's words:

A man is given painkillers - a woman is given sedatives. This seemingly everyday scene represents a structural failure: female pain is trivialized, ignored and devalued. Yet women in particular are more frequently affected by violence, chronic illnesses or menstrual cramps.

This reading is a powerful plea for visibility and justice. It asks uncomfortable questions, opens up a social taboo - and demands that female pain is finally taken seriously: as real, physical and political.

Unharmed. Women and pain
Eva Biringer / German / 2024
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A man is given painkillers. A woman? Something to calm her nerves. This everyday scene reveals a deeper system failure: Female pain is not only underestimated - it's systematically dismissed. Despite being more often affected by violence, chronic illness, or menstrual disorders, women are still met with silence, sedation, or skepticism.

This reading is a powerful call to awareness and justice. It asks tough questions, breaks taboos, and demands that female pain be acknowledged for what it truly is: real, physical, and political.

Unharmed. Women and pain
Eva Biringer / German / 2024