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Gender statistics on France
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Translations of EIGE's work in French
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Year of next Presidency of the Council of the European Union
France will next assume the Presidency in 2022.
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- ResourceEmployment
Description and analysis of the national legislation on parental leave (part-time and full-time) and children-related sick leave schemes in France....
- ResourceEmployment
The author (Professor at the university of Paris) identifies the barriers to access to employment for women (in particulat those who are disadvantaged and low qualified); Proposals and recommendations...
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Country profile of France - Gender Equality Index 2015
- Country profile: Gender Mainstreaming
Equality is one of the fundamental ideals underpinning the French Constitution....
- Good practiceCulture
A responsibility to the public...
- Good practiceCulture
Persistent under-representation of women...
- Good practiceEntrepreneurship
Filling a policy void...
- ResourceCulture
In France journalism has been mainly masculine till 60s; from that time on it has started to become more feminine and in 2009 43% of the professionals working in media were women....
- ResourceCulture
Extracts from the conference on the stereotyped roles of women in society, promoted among others by the media. Key information on trends and challenges on women and the media: ...
- ResourceCulture
Annual report of France Televisions' Permanent Committee for Diversity....
- ResourceCulture
Interview with Brigitte Grésy (Observatoire de la diversité). Key issues emerged: women are invisible in the media, often presented as victims or witnesses....