Women’s demonstration for gender equality

Women’s demonstration for gender equality

The Senate today voted almost unanimously on the constitutional bill on equality between women and men, which provides that the law determines equal access to electoral mandates and elective functions, thus making parity in politics compulsory. The senators finally agreed to amend the famous section 3 of the Constitution. Twice adopted by the National Assembly, the government’s initial text was rejected a month ago by the right-wing Senate majority. But since then, the associations have mobilized and senators have retreated. Today’s report in front of the Palais du Luxembourg where 150 men and women, elected from the left or members of feminist associations, demonstrated demanding parity to put pressure on senators. Commentary on images of the event alternating with interviews with the philosopher Geneviève FRAISSE, Danièle POURTAUD, socialist senator of Paris, and Monique DENTAL, delegate of the "European Women’s Lobby".

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Publication date : 4 March 1999