Stärker als Wut - Lesung mit Stefanie Lohaus

"One is not born a woman, one becomes one", wrote Simone de Beauvoir in 1949. Although many things have changed for women in recent decades, the question of what it means to be a woman is still politically relevant today in the face of social transformation processes: whether it's the gender pay gap, care work, gender equality issues, poverty in old age or the question of sovereignty over one's own body - feminist issues are hot topics both at the regulars' table and in parliamentary committees. "Being a woman" is like a background noise that plays a role in various societal, social and political contexts. And how society deals with the diverse and often challenging realities of women's lives will help determine how we live in the future.

We therefore want to take a look at the different realities of women's lives in Germany, their framework conditions and the underlying social structures and processes with the help of the authors Stefanie Lohaus, Shila Behjat and Edith Löhle and their publications.

We start with the book "Stärker als Wut" (Stronger than Anger) by Stefanie Lohaus, which deals with the question of why women became feminist and what still needs to be done. Feminism is one of the most successful social movements in history. The book looks at its diverse past, present and future from a German perspective. It sets an important, necessary milestone for all those who have dedicated themselves to the fight for freedom, equality and justice, for all those who ask: where does feminism come from, where is it going? What has been achieved and what still needs to be fought for?