Latest items for France
March 3, 2025, 5:42 p.m.
Countries: France, Germany
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"After Romania, Poland (10.7 per cent), Czechia (10 per cent), Latvia (9.2 per cent), and Slovakia (7.7 per cent) saw the biggest year-on-year decline in births. Wealthy EU nations, including France and Germany, also saw a significant drop" (para 7-8).
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"After Romania, Poland (10.7 per cent), Czechia (10 per cent), Latvia (9.2 per cent), and Slovakia (7.7 per cent) saw the biggest year-on-year decline in births. Wealthy EU nations, including France and Germany, also saw a significant drop" (para 7-8).
March 3, 2025, 5:05 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The appalling case in France of Gisele Pelicot and her husband Dominque, who invited more than 80 men to rape her while she was comatose, is an obviously extreme example" (para 73).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The appalling case in France of Gisele Pelicot and her husband Dominque, who invited more than 80 men to rape her while she was comatose, is an obviously extreme example" (para 73).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: VOTE-LAW-1
"French women were given the right to vote in 1944" (para 9).
Variables: VOTE-LAW-1
"French women were given the right to vote in 1944" (para 9).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The observatory has been partly responsible for several public officials putting an end to their electoral bids due to mounting public pressure. Far-left assembly candidate Taha Bouhafs withdrew in mid-May after several women accused him of sexual assault. And even after saying that his criminal record 'shouldn’t stop [him] from political life,' Jérôme Peyrat, an En Marche candidate from the Dordogne, finally stepped out of the legislative race following controversy over his 2020 conviction of violence against his former partner. Still, several public officials accused of misconduct remain in their political functions, including Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who has been accused of rape and sexual harassment. Damien Abad, the recently...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"The observatory has been partly responsible for several public officials putting an end to their electoral bids due to mounting public pressure. Far-left assembly candidate Taha Bouhafs withdrew in mid-May after several women accused him of sexual assault. And even after saying that his criminal record 'shouldn’t stop [him] from political life,' Jérôme Peyrat, an En Marche candidate from the Dordogne, finally stepped out of the legislative race following controversy over his 2020 conviction of violence against his former partner. Still, several public officials accused of misconduct remain in their political functions, including Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin, who has been accused of rape and sexual harassment. Damien Abad, the recently...more
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"As female politicians and activists shine the light on gender equality, sexism, and sexual misconduct in politics, it has left parties with no choice but to react – and act" (para 6). "Just as political parties and politicians have been called out for bad behavior on gender parity and sexism, there is a growing intolerance of acts of sexual misconduct by public officials. Last November, 285 women – including politicians, businesswomen, and activists – signed an open letter published in Le Monde newspaper, calling for a stronger response against legislators facing such allegations. The #MeTooPolitique movement was born, and quickly gained traction thanks to similar social movements in France’s literary,...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"As female politicians and activists shine the light on gender equality, sexism, and sexual misconduct in politics, it has left parties with no choice but to react – and act" (para 6). "Just as political parties and politicians have been called out for bad behavior on gender parity and sexism, there is a growing intolerance of acts of sexual misconduct by public officials. Last November, 285 women – including politicians, businesswomen, and activists – signed an open letter published in Le Monde newspaper, calling for a stronger response against legislators facing such allegations. The #MeTooPolitique movement was born, and quickly gained traction thanks to similar social movements in France’s literary,...more
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"As a local politician in the French city of Rouen, Laura Slimani has been privy to degrading comments on the job on several occasions. Once after delivering a speech as a young Socialist, she was congratulated by a male politician who pinched her on the cheek. Another time, when she came to work in a fitted skirt, a male colleague asked her why she was dressed like the boss’s secretary, conjuring up images of an oversexualized assistant. 'It’s pretty frequent to have these kinds of comments,' says Ms. Slimani, now the deputy mayor of Rouen and also in charge of fighting gender equality and discrimination. 'Sometimes the men in question...more
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-3
"As a local politician in the French city of Rouen, Laura Slimani has been privy to degrading comments on the job on several occasions. Once after delivering a speech as a young Socialist, she was congratulated by a male politician who pinched her on the cheek. Another time, when she came to work in a fitted skirt, a male colleague asked her why she was dressed like the boss’s secretary, conjuring up images of an oversexualized assistant. 'It’s pretty frequent to have these kinds of comments,' says Ms. Slimani, now the deputy mayor of Rouen and also in charge of fighting gender equality and discrimination. 'Sometimes the men in question...more
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-2
"'Since the beginning, there has been opposition and incomprehension within the political class about a woman’s place, but this is completely at odds with how women are viewed in the rest of society,' says Janine Mossuz-Lavau, a political scientist at Sciences Po Paris and a specialist in gender and politics. 'No one has a problem with a woman doctor or a woman dentist. It really is specific to politics, which continues to have a very traditional view of society'" (para 7).
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-2
"'Since the beginning, there has been opposition and incomprehension within the political class about a woman’s place, but this is completely at odds with how women are viewed in the rest of society,' says Janine Mossuz-Lavau, a political scientist at Sciences Po Paris and a specialist in gender and politics. 'No one has a problem with a woman doctor or a woman dentist. It really is specific to politics, which continues to have a very traditional view of society'" (para 7).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-1
"[P]olitical parties have been scrutinized about whether they satisfy the country’s laws requiring gender parity in the candidate lists they put forward" (para 6). "Among the list of 6,293 candidates this year, 44.2% are women and 55.8% are men. It is an improvement on 2012, which saw 40% women versus 60% men. While Mr. Macron’s En Marche and the far-right National Rally party both meet the parity requirements this year, some political parties are still willing to be sanctioned instead of respecting the parity law. The far-left La France Insoumise, led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, will forfeit more than €250,000 ($261,000) while the right-wing Les Républicains gave up €1.8 million. From...more
Variables: LBHO-PRACTICE-1
"[P]olitical parties have been scrutinized about whether they satisfy the country’s laws requiring gender parity in the candidate lists they put forward" (para 6). "Among the list of 6,293 candidates this year, 44.2% are women and 55.8% are men. It is an improvement on 2012, which saw 40% women versus 60% men. While Mr. Macron’s En Marche and the far-right National Rally party both meet the parity requirements this year, some political parties are still willing to be sanctioned instead of respecting the parity law. The far-left La France Insoumise, led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon, will forfeit more than €250,000 ($261,000) while the right-wing Les Républicains gave up €1.8 million. From...more
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LBHO-LAW-2
"[P]olitical parties have been scrutinized about whether they satisfy the country’s laws requiring gender parity in the candidate lists they put forward" (para 6). "Since June 2000, political parties are required by French law to respect gender parity within a margin of 2% at the legislative elections. Those who don’t risk losing precious public funding" (para 10).
Variables: LBHO-LAW-2
"[P]olitical parties have been scrutinized about whether they satisfy the country’s laws requiring gender parity in the candidate lists they put forward" (para 6). "Since June 2000, political parties are required by French law to respect gender parity within a margin of 2% at the legislative elections. Those who don’t risk losing precious public funding" (para 10).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"French women were given the right to vote in 1944, and one year later 33 women were elected to the National Assembly’s then-522 seats" (para 9).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"French women were given the right to vote in 1944, and one year later 33 women were elected to the National Assembly’s then-522 seats" (para 9).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"President Emmanuel Macron has been lauded for choosing a woman as interim prime minister" (para 6). "Elisabeth Borne recently became the second woman in France to be named prime minister. Following Ms. Borne’s appointment in May, Edith Cresson – France’s first female prime minister from 1991 to 1992 – wished the new leader 'lots of luck,' while heavily criticizing the French political class for its 'machismo'" (para 14).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"President Emmanuel Macron has been lauded for choosing a woman as interim prime minister" (para 6). "Elisabeth Borne recently became the second woman in France to be named prime minister. Following Ms. Borne’s appointment in May, Edith Cresson – France’s first female prime minister from 1991 to 1992 – wished the new leader 'lots of luck,' while heavily criticizing the French political class for its 'machismo'" (para 14).
Feb. 28, 2025, 5:27 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Following Ms. Borne’s appointment in May, Edith Cresson – France’s first female prime minister from 1991 to 1992 – wished the new leader 'lots of luck,' while heavily criticizing the French political class for its 'machismo'" (para 14).
Variables: DMW-PRACTICE-1
"Following Ms. Borne’s appointment in May, Edith Cresson – France’s first female prime minister from 1991 to 1992 – wished the new leader 'lots of luck,' while heavily criticizing the French political class for its 'machismo'" (para 14).
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:20 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-1
"Ms Pelicot’s husband received a 20-year jail sentence after drugging and raping his wife and recruiting dozens of men to rape her over a decade" (para 14).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, LRCM-DATA-1
"Ms Pelicot’s husband received a 20-year jail sentence after drugging and raping his wife and recruiting dozens of men to rape her over a decade" (para 14).
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:19 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Ms Pelicot’s husband received a 20-year jail sentence after drugging and raping his wife and recruiting dozens of men to rape her over a decade. Ms Regan said: 'Putting the shame onto the perpetrators is what Gisèle Pelicot did. Everyone knows what happened to her, but she wanted the men to be shamed for what they did and to move the shame away from her, understanding that it shouldn’t be on the victims, it should be on the perpetrators'" (para 14-16).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"Ms Pelicot’s husband received a 20-year jail sentence after drugging and raping his wife and recruiting dozens of men to rape her over a decade. Ms Regan said: 'Putting the shame onto the perpetrators is what Gisèle Pelicot did. Everyone knows what happened to her, but she wanted the men to be shamed for what they did and to move the shame away from her, understanding that it shouldn’t be on the victims, it should be on the perpetrators'" (para 14-16).
Feb. 26, 2025, 9:16 p.m.
Countries: France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The Nordic model is currently in place in a number of neighbouring countries, including Northern Ireland, Iceland, Norway, France and Sweden" (para 12).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"The Nordic model is currently in place in a number of neighbouring countries, including Northern Ireland, Iceland, Norway, France and Sweden" (para 12).
Feb. 13, 2025, 10:40 p.m.
Countries: France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, United Kingdom
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Other European governments – including in France, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, and Germany – took steps to facilitate access to medical abortion early in the pandemic by extending legal time limits, permitting self-management of medical abortion at home, and conducting consultations via telemedicine" (6).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Other European governments – including in France, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Spain, and Germany – took steps to facilitate access to medical abortion early in the pandemic by extending legal time limits, permitting self-management of medical abortion at home, and conducting consultations via telemedicine" (6).
Feb. 5, 2025, 7:13 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Emmanuel Macron has promised to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French constitution by next year, after restrictions in other countries propelled France on a path towards unconditionally guaranteeing abortion rights. The French president said on Sunday that his government would submit a draft text to France’s highest administrative court over the coming week, with the aim of making abortion rights constitutional by the end of the year. 'In 2024, the right of women to choose abortion will become irreversible,' he wrote on social media. The announcement follows a promise made by Macron on 8 March, International Women’s Day, when he tweeted in response to the overturning...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Emmanuel Macron has promised to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French constitution by next year, after restrictions in other countries propelled France on a path towards unconditionally guaranteeing abortion rights. The French president said on Sunday that his government would submit a draft text to France’s highest administrative court over the coming week, with the aim of making abortion rights constitutional by the end of the year. 'In 2024, the right of women to choose abortion will become irreversible,' he wrote on social media. The announcement follows a promise made by Macron on 8 March, International Women’s Day, when he tweeted in response to the overturning...more
Feb. 5, 2025, 7:13 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Emmanuel Macron has promised to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French constitution by next year, after restrictions in other countries propelled France on a path towards unconditionally guaranteeing abortion rights. The French president said on Sunday that his government would submit a draft text to France’s highest administrative court over the coming week, with the aim of making abortion rights constitutional by the end of the year" (para 1-2). "The resolution was overwhelmingly backed in the national assembly last November before being passed in the senate in February, despite opposition from rightwing parties, which argued that France’s abortion rights were not at risk" (para 5). "Abortion...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Emmanuel Macron has promised to enshrine a woman’s right to an abortion in the French constitution by next year, after restrictions in other countries propelled France on a path towards unconditionally guaranteeing abortion rights. The French president said on Sunday that his government would submit a draft text to France’s highest administrative court over the coming week, with the aim of making abortion rights constitutional by the end of the year" (para 1-2). "The resolution was overwhelmingly backed in the national assembly last November before being passed in the senate in February, despite opposition from rightwing parties, which argued that France’s abortion rights were not at risk" (para 5). "Abortion...more
Feb. 5, 2025, 7:13 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"According to government figures, 234,000 abortions were carried out in France last year" (para 11).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"According to government figures, 234,000 abortions were carried out in France last year" (para 11).
Feb. 4, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The report, to be presented on Tuesday, said action must be taken urgently to update the law. 'Almost 10 years after the start of the #MeToo movement, and as the [Pelicot] trial showed once again, the fight against rape culture must be a priority: the fight against rape culture needs a law that is clearer,' it found" (para 2). "Their report said stereotypes still existed in society of supposedly 'good victims' and 'real rape' and too many of those accused were able to say they 'didn’t know' the person they assaulted had not consented" (para 7). "Dozens of the accused men denied rape in court, despite video evidence against them,...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"The report, to be presented on Tuesday, said action must be taken urgently to update the law. 'Almost 10 years after the start of the #MeToo movement, and as the [Pelicot] trial showed once again, the fight against rape culture must be a priority: the fight against rape culture needs a law that is clearer,' it found" (para 2). "Their report said stereotypes still existed in society of supposedly 'good victims' and 'real rape' and too many of those accused were able to say they 'didn’t know' the person they assaulted had not consented" (para 7). "Dozens of the accused men denied rape in court, despite video evidence against them,...more
Feb. 4, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"While a change to the wording of the law would 'not be enough on its own' to combat the difficulties of victims in getting a case prosecuted and obtaining justice, they said, it could be one of the building blocks in a 'paradigm shift' being called for by feminist groups, professionals and public opinion" (para 14). "Darian said drugging happened 'in all walks of life', and survivors had to fight to produce proof. She said she was now campaigning to improve prevention of the crime, and to encourage survivors to speak out" (para 23).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2
"While a change to the wording of the law would 'not be enough on its own' to combat the difficulties of victims in getting a case prosecuted and obtaining justice, they said, it could be one of the building blocks in a 'paradigm shift' being called for by feminist groups, professionals and public opinion" (para 14). "Darian said drugging happened 'in all walks of life', and survivors had to fight to produce proof. She said she was now campaigning to improve prevention of the crime, and to encourage survivors to speak out" (para 23).
Feb. 4, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter, Caroline Darian, this week stepped up her campaign to raise awareness on drugging and drug-facilitated rape with her organisation Don’t Put me Under (#MendorsPas). 'I realised very quickly that the scourge of chemical submission was a major concern in society and a major health issue that was invisible,' she told France 2 TV before the broadcast on Tuesday night of a documentary she took part in" (para 19-20).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter, Caroline Darian, this week stepped up her campaign to raise awareness on drugging and drug-facilitated rape with her organisation Don’t Put me Under (#MendorsPas). 'I realised very quickly that the scourge of chemical submission was a major concern in society and a major health issue that was invisible,' she told France 2 TV before the broadcast on Tuesday night of a documentary she took part in" (para 19-20).
Feb. 4, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter, Caroline Darian, this week stepped up her campaign to raise awareness on drugging and drug-facilitated rape with her organisation Don’t Put me Under (#MendorsPas). 'I realised very quickly that the scourge of chemical submission was a major concern in society and a major health issue that was invisible,' she told France 2 TV before the broadcast on Tuesday night of a documentary she took part in" (para 19-20). "Darian said drugging happened 'in all walks of life', and survivors had to fight to produce proof. She said she was now campaigning to improve prevention of the crime, and to encourage survivors to speak out" (para 23).more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter, Caroline Darian, this week stepped up her campaign to raise awareness on drugging and drug-facilitated rape with her organisation Don’t Put me Under (#MendorsPas). 'I realised very quickly that the scourge of chemical submission was a major concern in society and a major health issue that was invisible,' she told France 2 TV before the broadcast on Tuesday night of a documentary she took part in" (para 19-20). "Darian said drugging happened 'in all walks of life', and survivors had to fight to produce proof. She said she was now campaigning to improve prevention of the crime, and to encourage survivors to speak out" (para 23).more
Feb. 4, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Testimony in the film includes a 15-year-old girl who was drugged and abused by her father, who crushed medication into the fruit yoghurt she would eat before bed. Analysis of her hair was able to show the drugging had continued for years" (para 22).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
"Testimony in the film includes a 15-year-old girl who was drugged and abused by her father, who crushed medication into the fruit yoghurt she would eat before bed. Analysis of her hair was able to show the drugging had continued for years" (para 22).
Feb. 4, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"France should update its rape law to add a clear reference to consent, a parliamentary report has found, months after French society was shaken by the trial of 51 men over the repeated drugging and rape of Gisèle Pelicot" (para 1). "Their work began before the biggest rape trial in French history in which Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, and 50 other men were found guilty in December after she was drugged and raped while unconscious in her home" (para 4). "During the Pelicot trial, the court heard how Dominique Pelicot, a 72-year-old retired electrician and estate agent, had crushed sleeping tablets and anti-anxiety medication into his wife’s food and...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"France should update its rape law to add a clear reference to consent, a parliamentary report has found, months after French society was shaken by the trial of 51 men over the repeated drugging and rape of Gisèle Pelicot" (para 1). "Their work began before the biggest rape trial in French history in which Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, and 50 other men were found guilty in December after she was drugged and raped while unconscious in her home" (para 4). "During the Pelicot trial, the court heard how Dominique Pelicot, a 72-year-old retired electrician and estate agent, had crushed sleeping tablets and anti-anxiety medication into his wife’s food and...more
Feb. 4, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"France should update its rape law to add a clear reference to consent, a parliamentary report has found, months after French society was shaken by the trial of 51 men over the repeated drugging and rape of Gisèle Pelicot. The report, to be presented on Tuesday, said action must be taken urgently to update the law. 'Almost 10 years after the start of the #MeToo movement, and as the [Pelicot] trial showed once again, the fight against rape culture must be a priority: the fight against rape culture needs a law that is clearer,' it found. Two MPs – Véronique Riotton from Emmanuel Macron’s centrist group, Ensemble pour la République,...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"France should update its rape law to add a clear reference to consent, a parliamentary report has found, months after French society was shaken by the trial of 51 men over the repeated drugging and rape of Gisèle Pelicot. The report, to be presented on Tuesday, said action must be taken urgently to update the law. 'Almost 10 years after the start of the #MeToo movement, and as the [Pelicot] trial showed once again, the fight against rape culture must be a priority: the fight against rape culture needs a law that is clearer,' it found. Two MPs – Véronique Riotton from Emmanuel Macron’s centrist group, Ensemble pour la République,...more
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:18 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The Paris Court of Appeal today ordered the complete blocking of several pornographic websites, including Xhamster and Tukif, over their failure to roll out solid age verification systems. The Court of Appeal ruled that children's general interest was "an overriding consideration which may justify infringement of other rights such as freedom of expression or communication. "Giving priority to the protection of the private lives of adult consumers, by ruling out age verification, is incompatible with the protection of minors," the court said" (Para 1, 2).
Variables: PRN-LAW-1
"The Paris Court of Appeal today ordered the complete blocking of several pornographic websites, including Xhamster and Tukif, over their failure to roll out solid age verification systems. The Court of Appeal ruled that children's general interest was "an overriding consideration which may justify infringement of other rights such as freedom of expression or communication. "Giving priority to the protection of the private lives of adult consumers, by ruling out age verification, is incompatible with the protection of minors," the court said" (Para 1, 2).
Jan. 28, 2025, 8:56 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The issue was back in focus this month after France inscribed the right to abortion in its constitution” (para 5). “Stating that ‘it is the right of a human being to freely decide on the birth of children,’ Yugoslavia’s constitution did not explicitly guarantee abortion, as France's does.... ‘France’s decision reminded us that we had that right in the 1974 constitution, which means exactly 50 years before France,’ Ignjatovic said” (para 18-19).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The issue was back in focus this month after France inscribed the right to abortion in its constitution” (para 5). “Stating that ‘it is the right of a human being to freely decide on the birth of children,’ Yugoslavia’s constitution did not explicitly guarantee abortion, as France's does.... ‘France’s decision reminded us that we had that right in the 1974 constitution, which means exactly 50 years before France,’ Ignjatovic said” (para 18-19).
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"For Camus [lawyer to Gisèle Pelico, rape victim], their [rapists] excuses are evidence of French society’s 'culture of rape' being played out in real time. 'These absurd suggestions, prejudices, hypotheses, preconceived ideas … all deployed before our very eyes, and all at the expense of Gisèle Pelicot,' he says" (para 19). "Statistics from the Institut des Politiques Publiques in France suggest that over a 10-year period there were more than 400,000 cases of sexual violence in France, 86% of which resulted in no action and only 13% in conviction" (24). "Agnès Fichot, a lawyer who worked with the late Halimi [feminist lawyer] on the [rape] case, says attitudes [towards rape]...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"For Camus [lawyer to Gisèle Pelico, rape victim], their [rapists] excuses are evidence of French society’s 'culture of rape' being played out in real time. 'These absurd suggestions, prejudices, hypotheses, preconceived ideas … all deployed before our very eyes, and all at the expense of Gisèle Pelicot,' he says" (para 19). "Statistics from the Institut des Politiques Publiques in France suggest that over a 10-year period there were more than 400,000 cases of sexual violence in France, 86% of which resulted in no action and only 13% in conviction" (24). "Agnès Fichot, a lawyer who worked with the late Halimi [feminist lawyer] on the [rape] case, says attitudes [towards rape]...more
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"[France is a] country where the #MeToo movement has struggled to maintain much impetus" (para 24). In 2018, as French women began to open up about sexual abuse in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, a collective of 100 women, including the grande dame of French cinema, Catherine Deneuve, wrote an open letter saying it had all gone too far and was stifling men’s ability to seduce" (para 25).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"[France is a] country where the #MeToo movement has struggled to maintain much impetus" (para 24). In 2018, as French women began to open up about sexual abuse in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, a collective of 100 women, including the grande dame of French cinema, Catherine Deneuve, wrote an open letter saying it had all gone too far and was stifling men’s ability to seduce" (para 25).