Saturday, January 19, 2019

Report:France Had 1.2M Sexist Incidents in 2017; Only 4 People Convicted, Sexism Is Still Prevalent

A recently released report reveals that 1.2 million women in France were forced to endure sexist insults in 2017 with only four convictions for breaches of sexual harassment laws, the Independent (British) website reports today (January 19, 2019).

The report by France's High Council for Gender Equality (HCE) is the first major investigation into sexism to be carried out in France.

Sexist insults -- still very prevalent in France -- are described in the research as "daily violence" faced by women. The most frequently reported insults were "salope" (slut), "pute" (whore), and "connasse" (bitch).

These experiences were found to be rarely reported by French women to the police, with the report finding official complaints were filed in just 3 percent of cases in 2017.

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