|
* France's women are achieving at least as well as men in education.
Les femmes en France ont autant de bons résultats que les hommes.
* There are more and more women in position of authority.
Il y a de plus en plus de femmes en position d'autorité.
* However compared to other countries, France is unable to say that women have achieved proper representation in all areas.
Cependant, comparée à beaucoup d'autres pays, la France est loin de pouvoir dire que les femmes son représentées dans toutes les spheres d'influence.
* Let's not forget that France is a Latin country. Men (and women sometimes) see the gender roles as being different (Feminism is an intellectual movement, not a ground roots movement.
N'oublions pas que la France est un pays latin. Les hommes (et les femmes des fois!) approchent les relations hommes / femmes d'une maniere differente (le féminisme est un mouvement intellectuel plus qu'un mouvement populaire).
* In any case, even if politicians encourage more and more women into politics, women are making their own way in industries.
Dans tous les cas, meme si les politiciens encouragent les femmes dans le monde de la politique, les femmes avancent d'elles memes!
* Numerous Grandes Ecoles are still predominantly male, women are barred access to top jobs…
Beaucoup de grandes ecoles sont prioritairement males, ainsi les femmes trouvent l'acces aux positions élevées..
* The reality of women fighting to gain respect in the workplace can be observed through the study of sexual harassment cases. The only law protecting women is the sexual harassment law (no stalking laws in France). This law is only 6 years old and is probably the least used. Statistics show that when women sue their employers in 90% of cases the lawsuit will be thrown out before any court is involved. Of the Minority who make it to the courts, most do not win the case. In the extremely rare cases when women win, they are awarded damages but the employer is not incarcerated, fined or anything else.
* France is the Orwellian society by excellence, some are less equal than others…
French may nominate more women 8/12/99
PARIS (AP) - The French Cabinet adopted draft legislation Wednesday designed to boost women's participation in public life by asking parties to put as many women as men on candidate rosters for elections. The legislation would cut government funding to parties that do not draft equal numbers of women and men as political candidates in local, regional and European elections. Parliament is expected to begin debating the measures in January. Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin has appointed six women to Cabinet posts since his election in 1997. However, women make up only 10% of France's parliament, the lowest rate in Europe after Greece.
|
|
