From The 1980s To Today
After the election of the socialist candidate François Mitterrand in 1981, Yvette Roudy passed the 1983 law against sexism.
Left and right-wing female ministers signed the Manifeste des 10 in 1996 for equal representation of women in politics.
In 1999, Florence Montreynaud launched the Chiennes de guarde NGO. Signatories included:
- Michelle Perrot
- Isabelle Autissier
- Laure Adler
- Boris Cyrulnik
- Jacques Gaillot
- Pascal Bruckner
- Françoise Héritier
- Alain Touraine
- Olivier Duhamel
- Geneviève Fraisse
- Alain Lipietz
- Yves Cochet
- Roselyne Bachot
- Véronique Neiertz
- Huguette Bouchardeau
- Régis Debray
- Pierre-André Taguieff
- André Comte-Sponteville.
It was opposed by feminist psychoanalyst Elisabeth Roudinesco, who believed the existing legislation was sufficient.
Read more about this topic: Feminism In France
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