Einfach Machen – She-Punks von 1977 bis heute

Punk is a promise. When, coming from England in the late 70s, it reaches German, Austrian, and Swiss clubs from England, it heralds rebellion and self-empowerment. To express oneself, neither education nor perfection is necessary; what matters is the idea and the courage to step onto a stage. “Don’t talk, do it!”, is the motto. This applies not only to the punk alpha males but especially to the women in the scene. Songs emerge that tackle female stereotypes and bourgeois conventions, as well as machismo and dogmatic feminism. They speak of female desire and sexual self-determination. And about claiming space within the male-dominated scene and in society as a whole.