鈥楳y aim is to improve France鈥檚 building trade by training more women鈥� 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 鈥榟alf of men do鈥� 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鈥檚 Day Th茅ophile Larcher looks at sexism in French society and is concerned by what his experiences reveal
news 鈥楶olanski defenders are setting women鈥檚 rights back decades in France鈥� Columnist Nabila Ramdani gives her view after actress Emmanuelle Seigner said in an interview that her husband Roman Polanski should be 鈥渓eft in peace鈥�
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 鈥� and will, in part, be obligatory 鈥� has delighted parents鈥� 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 鈥渋n prison today鈥� 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鈥檚 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
鈥榃omen-only鈥� tourism trend booming in France A French company is leading the way on 鈥渨omen-only tourism鈥�, 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 F茅d茅ration Fran莽aise de Football (FFF) has confirmed.
French director controversy over 鈥榳omen aged 50鈥� quip French director and writer Yann Moix has caused controversy after saying he 鈥渃ould not love a 50-year-old woman鈥� and 鈥渙nly goes out with Asian women鈥�.
Deneuve apologises to sex assault victims Film star says sorry after open letter criticising global #MeToo campaign sparks international outcry
Carrefour apologises for 鈥渙ffensive鈥� doll advert French supermarket group Carrefour has been forced to apologise after internet users criticised a 鈥渞acist and sexist鈥� advert for a child鈥檚 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 - 鈥榝atphobia鈥� - 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.
鈥楳anspreading鈥� gives out the wrong message The greens group on Paris city council is urging action against so called 鈥榤anspreading鈥� on public transport 鈥� 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.
