‘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
news ‘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.
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. 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 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”. Women cycling ahead of Tour de France demand parity Assembly removes word ‘race’ from French constitution Tour de France to keep its ‘podium girls’ He said, she said... Age of consent to be set at 15
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
French women opt for alternatives as Pill use drops French women are using the contraceptive pill (the Pill) less and less as their primary method of contraception, according to a new study.
‘Manspreading’ gives out the wrong message The greens group on Paris city council is urging action against so called ‘manspreading’ on public transport – the practice of men sitting with their legs wide apart taking up space from other passengers.
Paris marchers demand universal reproductive rights Up to 500,000 people expected to turn out for march demanding equal reproductive rights for same sex couples
Men want more women bosses...to end guilt over finishing earlier Around 350 male managers, a group often blamed for workplace sexism, are campaigning for greater professional equality between the sexes; saying it would improve their own life-work balance.