President Macron speaks out on sexual consent, menopause and fertility 鈥楨very woman should have free use of her body鈥ut the poor organisation of our society must not prevent people from having children if they so wish鈥�, he says
Women given right to vote in France 80 years ago It came a full 96 years after suffrage was extended to all men in France - and 51 years after New Zealand offered the vote to its women
Can you name the seven women honoured in France鈥檚 Pantheon? Some shaped the modern world and others fought in the shadows
news Macron wants abortion access inscribed in EU charter of rights France becomes first country to explicitly guarantee freedom to abortion in constitution
Marguerite Durand: the force of France鈥檚 first feminist journalist The 19th-century former actress founded a daily newspaper written and produced entirely by women
Right-to-die activist postpones death, continues campaign Connexion caught up with right-to-die activist Jacqueline Jencquel, who we spoke to in 2018 and January 2020, just as a French erotic film came out focusing on the same subject. Liv Rowland spoke to her about her new book and to the director and star of the film.
France鈥檚 CGT elects female leader, a first in union鈥檚 128-year history Sophie Binet became the surprise choice to lead one of France鈥檚 best-known unions
Bra-less movement takes hold among liberated under-25s in France Numbers of young French women leaving their bra off is on the rise. We examine the societal movements behind the trend
The only six women in history to be 鈥榬eburied鈥� in the French Panth茅on We celebrate the women deemed worthy to lie in Paris鈥檚 special 鈥榟all of fame鈥�
Simone Veil: a force for good, for women, for France, for all We reveal how this formidable woman used her political career to fight for the underdog
Christmas cash aid, terror trial verdicts: The week ahead in France We also see two very different beauty contests (one is for chickens), new grants for electronic device repairs and, of course, the France-Morocco World Cup semi-final
Exhibition honours Paris suffragettes and women鈥檚 fight for equality We look at the display celebrating brave Parisian women who fought for women鈥檚 rights in France
Railcard sale ends, doctors to strike: The week ahead in France We also look at President Macron鈥檚 state visit to US, the Paris Olympic ticket ballot opening and more
Take off hijabs in support of Iran protests, says French actress Isabelle Adjani says Muslim women around the world should act in solidarity with those being 鈥榤assacred鈥� for doing the same, in a statement criticised on social media
Covid lockdowns in France change women鈥檚 attitudes to bras Lingerie companies are rethinking their more traditional structured, underwired designs following a movement towards prioritising comfort - or to no bra
French court says marital sex 'duty', wife puts case to ECHR An appeals court said the woman鈥檚 decision not to have sex with her husband constituted a violation of the obligations of marriage, making her solely responsible for their divorce
Champions League's first female referee is French St茅phanie Frappart will make history again when she officiates a Champions League match this week
French police ask topless sunbather to cover up A woman sunbathing topless on a beach in France was asked by police to put her bikini top on after a family nearby complained. There is no law against topless sunbathing in France.
Haut-Rhin: the village that burnt 60 witches at the stake We recount the dark history of the Haut-Rhin village which burnt 60 people at the stake for practising witchcraft.
Remarkable life and death of France鈥檚 鈥榝irst feminist鈥� Olympe de Gouges regularly courted controversy with her politically aware writing 鈥� and she eventually went to the guillotine for calling for the re-establishment of the French monarchy
Paris pool closes due to 鈥榩ro-burkini鈥� protest A public pool in Paris closed this weekend after pro-burkini activists mounted a protest against the ban on the body-covering swimsuit, and demanding 鈥渁ccess for all to leisure facilities鈥�.
700 street harassment fines issued in France in a year Behaviour such as cat-calling, making offensive comments about a person's appearance, obscene gestures, unwanted propositioning, or deliberately and insistently following someone in the street can now result in fines of between 鈧�90 and 鈧�750
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.
First woman referee for French Ligue 1 match A woman has refereed a French Ligue 1 football match for the first time.
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.
Strasbourg and Lyon to trial women bus request stops Women travelling on public buses after 22h in Strasbourg and Lyon will soon be allowed to ask the driver to drop them off between two stops, if it will mean that they have a shorter walk home in the dark.
French women protest for International Women鈥檚 Day Women across France are being called on to stop work at 15h40 today (March 8) as part of a wave of protests planned to mark the 42nd annual International Women鈥檚 Day.
French firm Decathlon pulls running hijab after uproar French sports giant Decathlon has removed its 鈥渞unning hijab鈥� from shelves in France after receiving hundreds of complaints, comments, and racist messages on the issue.
Associations await decision on France sex worker law Nine sex worker associations in France, including M茅decins du Monde , are awaiting a decision from national council Le Conseil Constitutionnel on the constitutional position of prostitution in the country.
Controversial 'women over 50' author defends comments Director and author, aged 50, describes attitude as 'a personal problem'
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�.
Gilets jaunes: Women demand peace amid police violence Hundreds of female gilets jaunes marched to champion the power of peaceful protest this weekend, amid news of continuing police violence, and a professional boxer accused of assaulting a police officer.
Air France names first ever female director general Air France has appointed experienced airline director Anne Rigail as its new director general, taking over from previous director Franck Terner as the first woman ever in the role.
What women wear is not up for debate Samantha David says that women should be able to dress how they want, when they want
Hundreds march on Paris to protest domestic violence Hundreds of people have marched this weekend to the old Palais de Justice in Paris, demanding 鈥渏ustice for women鈥� and more support from the government in the fight against domestic violence.
Bordeaux celebrates its famous women City hosts its first Journ茅es du Matrimoine at the weekend, in conjunction with the Europe-wide Journ茅es du Patrimoine
Women cycling ahead of Tour de France demand parity A group of female cyclists is gaining in popularity after once again completing this year鈥檚 Tour de France one day ahead of the famous male peloton, to demand equivalent recognition for their sport.
Did you know: First French woman to get a degree Julie Victoire Daubi茅 was the first woman to be awarded a degree in France.
Google Doodle celebrates French pioneer Search engine marks birth of journalist, women's rights activist and the first woman to obtain a degree in France
Government to sanction 鈥榰njustified鈥� pay gaps by 2022 Businesses with 鈥渦njustified鈥� gaps between employees鈥� pay are to be sanctioned financially from 2022 onwards, the government has announced.
C茅sars 2018鈥檚 鈥榙ark humour鈥� on harassment scandals The 43rd annual C茅sar awards have made a strong statement on the #MeToo and #BalanceTonPorc scandals, with comedian and actress Blanche Gardin performing a cutting routine on the subject.
MP denounces sexist comments on her low-cut dress Aurore Berg茅, MP in the La R茅publique en Marche party, has denounced comments she received after appearing on a TV debate as 鈥渟exist鈥�.
Street harassment could soon be fined by up to 鈧�350 Street harassment could soon be punished by fines of between 鈧�90 and 鈧�350, if a government proposal goes ahead.
Women severely underrepresented in French media Women are severely underrepresented in the French media, a new report has shown, accounting for only 169 of the 1,000 most-publicised figures in the press in 2017.
Miss France 2018 fights violence against women The Miss France 2018 contest has crowned this year鈥檚 overall winner and has dedicated the event to fighting violence against women.
Thousands pay homage to French jogger Alexia Daval Thousands of joggers across France have paid homage to Alexia Daval this weekend, the 29-year-old jogger who was found dead in a wood in the Haute-Sa么ne on Monday.
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.
Assisted conception available to all women from 2018 Secretary of state for equality tells BFMTV decision is 'a matter of social justice'
Grande dame of politics leaves legacy of rights French politician, Acad茅mie Fran莽aise member and Auschwitz survivor Simone Veil, who died on June 30, aged 89, is to be buried in the Panth茅on, a homage paid to France鈥檚 greatest citizens
