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The Feministische FrauenGesundheitsZentrum e.V. Berlin (FFGZ), founded in 1974, is primarily a social institution dedicated to promoting and supporting women-centered healthcare. As the first such institution in Germany and Europe, the FFGZ has played a pioneering role in the women's health movement.
The FFGZ offers a wide range of services and events tailored to the specific health needs of women and girls. The main offerings include:
The mission of the FFGZ is to provide women and girls with independent, health-specific information and support services to strengthen their autonomy over their own bodies and sexuality. The center sees itself as an advocate for women-centered healthcare and is critical of potential instrumentalization, pathologization, and medicalization of female health by the medical and pharmaceutical industries[1][4].
The FFGZ works closely with local and national networks to ensure comprehensive and sustainable support for women. This includes:
The FFGZ is a non-profit organization characterized by its grassroots democratic and power-critical orientation. It offers its services in a discrimination-sensitive and empathetic manner and is aimed at all individuals who have concerns and questions about women-specific health topics, including non-binary and gender-fluid individuals[4][5].
With its motto "Women's Health in Our Own Hands," the FFGZ has been setting standards in the women's health movement for over 40 years and remains an important anchor point for the health and well-being of women in Germany and beyond.
