Endo Violence Exhibition, Berlin 2023

Endo Violence - a mutant uterus, endometriosis hysteria, & the gender health gap. A mixed media exhibition by HYSTERA (Dr Alicja Pawluczuk) at Obenrum Untenrum / Inclusive Gynecology and Sexual Medicine (Helen Sange).
About

Endo-Violence can be seen in the systematic mistreatment of people by society, research, and, healthcare providers, which can manifest in various forms of discrimination, bias, and abuse (e.g. experiences of pain described as "hysterical", "attention-seeking," or "overly emotional,").

Endo Violence is a set of beliefs and norms, acts or behaviours that are harmful or discriminatory towards an individual or group based on their gender, cultural, social, or ethnic background (e.g., social norms that period pain is normal).

What does Endo-Violence mean to you? How can we collectively work towards a more just world for all endometriosis warriors?
The exhibition aims to co-explore these questions alongside the endometriosis community as part of Endometriosis Awareness Month. We invite endo warriors and their allies, the endometriosis medical community, activists and researchers to co-examine their understanding of what endo violence means to them and what steps we can collectively take to address this topic.