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‘My aim is to improve France’s building trade by training more women’

A Marseille-based painter and decorator explains her plans to change the image of construction trades and encourage women to join

Support for woman prosecuted for walking topless in street in France

She said she was only doing what ‘half of men do’ and that she was overheating. A woman previously prosecuted for doing the same said the current law is unfair

A French perspective on sexism to mark International Women’s Day

Théophile Larcher looks at sexism in French society and is concerned by what his experiences reveal

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‘Polanski defenders are setting women’s rights back decades in France’

Columnist Nabila Ramdani gives her view after actress Emmanuelle Seigner said in an interview that her husband Roman Polanski should be “left in peace”

The complex history of love, sex and the French

Does France have anything to tell the rest of us about attitudes to what is, too often, a taboo subject?

Paternity leave in France is set to double

News that paternity leave in France is to double to 28 days – and will, in part, be obligatory – has delighted parents’ groups but there are still inequalities to iron out, says one association.

DSK sexual assault accuser speaks out in French magazine

A woman who accused former French politician and head of the IMF Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault has said that he would be “in prison today” if he was poor, nine years after the scandal rocked France.

Women wearing trousers was illegal in France until 2013

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Macron defends appointment of minister accused of rape

The French President says the accused minister has the right to be presumed innocent until proven otherwise. But women’s rights groups question: Would the same logic apply if he were accused of murder?

Miss France show a ratings hit for TF1

Despite annual controversy, gala event remains a major TV draw for broadcaster

‘Women-only’ tourism trend booming in France

A French company is leading the way on “women-only tourism”, an increasingly-popular travel trend in Europe over the past five years, according to the World Tourism Organisation.

Brigitte Macron thanks Brazilians for online support

Brigitte Macron, wife of President Emmanuel Macron, has said thank you to the Brazilian people as apologies trended online, in response to a rude comment by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro.

French start-up installs urinals for women in Paris

New female urinals created by a French start-up have been installed in Paris in a bid to cut long waiting times for women at public toilets.

French Ligue 1 match has female referee for first time

A woman is set to referee a match for the French Ligue 1 this weekend, making her the first female referee ever to do so, the Fédération Française de Football (FFF) has confirmed.

French director controversy over ‘women aged 50’ quip

French director and writer Yann Moix has caused controversy after saying he “could not love a 50-year-old woman” and “only goes out with Asian women”.

Deneuve apologises to sex assault victims

Film star says sorry after open letter criticising global #MeToo campaign sparks international outcry

Carrefour apologises for “offensive” doll advert

French supermarket group Carrefour has been forced to apologise after internet users criticised a “racist and sexist” advert for a child’s doll in one of its catalogues.

New laws to protect women and children from sex crimes

Secretary of State for Equality unveils bill to protect women and children from sex crimes and harassment

French woman talks about 'fatphobia'

A French woman whose weight ballooned by 90kg after an illness was misdiagnosed says she has suffered decades of discrimination and abuse due to her size. She told Connexion how the torment finally led to her writing a book about la grossophobie - ‘fatphobia’ - which she says is rife in France

Sexism

‘My aim is to improve France’s building trade by training more women’

Support for woman prosecuted for walking topless in street in France

A French perspective on sexism to mark International Women’s Day

‘Polanski defenders are setting women’s rights back decades in France’

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The complex history of love, sex and the French

Paternity leave in France is set to double

DSK sexual assault accuser speaks out in French magazine

Women wearing trousers was illegal in France until 2013

Macron defends appointment of minister accused of rape

Miss France show a ratings hit for TF1

‘Women-only’ tourism trend booming in France

Brigitte Macron thanks Brazilians for online support

French start-up installs urinals for women in Paris

French Ligue 1 match has female referee for first time

Strasbourg and Lyon to trial women bus request stops

French women protest for International Women’s Day

Associations await decision on France sex worker law

French director controversy over ‘women aged 50’ quip

Women cycling ahead of Tour de France demand parity

Assembly removes word ‘race’ from French constitution

Tour de France to keep its ‘podium girls’

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Age of consent to be set at 15

Deneuve apologises to sex assault victims

Carrefour apologises for “offensive” doll advert

New laws to protect women and children from sex crimes

French woman talks about 'fatphobia'

French women opt for alternatives as Pill use drops

‘Manspreading’ gives out the wrong message

Paris takes on 'le manspreading'

Paris marchers demand universal reproductive rights

Men want more women bosses...to end guilt over finishing earlier