France's timeline
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Updated: 15 Nov 2017
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Created byMarie Chatterton
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French women's
right to vote, however husbands
still retained the rights over wives
activities (e.g. being able to open
a bank account, or take up paid
work.)119 article of Treaty of Rome
asserted need to move towards
equal pay for men and women
in equal work.Feminist groups and movements
gained the right to contraceptionLegislation passed allowing
abortion rights'Roudy Act' was passed which
established principle of equality
in employmentParental childcare allowance
revised allowing French government
to continue a more protective than
egalitarian approach in intervention
(Afsa, C. 1998)Law against discrimination was
modified -French gender code-
discrimination was no longer
limited to wage or redundancyNew Socialist Party Government
showed commitment to gender equality
and renewed effort to mainstreaming
in Public policy.France adopted first law that
addresses gender equality in the
workplace, tackling stereotypes
in the media and improved protection
from domestic violence, reform on
parental leave and measures ensuring
parity in politicsMacron is proposing a new law to
make it a criminal offence to harass
someone in public.
could cover wolf-whistling in an aim to
end Frances Macho-culture
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