Question 11904 — gender equality and parity

Summary

Ms. Ersilia Soudais calls on the Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, responsible for equality between women and men and the fight against discrimination, on her inadequate response to the extremely shocking remarks of the first lady describing the activists of the #NousToutes collective as “dirty cunts”. “If there are dirty idiots, we will kick them out”: these were the insults uttered against the activists of the collective #NousToutes by the first lady during Ary Abittan's show at the Folies Bergères. As a reminder, the activists had briefly interrupted this same show the day before by chanting “Abittan rapist” when he was on stage. Far from exonerating him, the investigation concluded that the case had been dismissed due to lack of evidence, despite a clinical examination of the victim consistent with rape. Asked about the words of Brigitte Macron, the minister, told Franceinfo that she did not like the method used to denounce Brigitte Macron's remarks under the pretext that they were made "behind the scenes", i.e. in an intimate setting. She also highlighted the first lady's personal commitment to the issue of violence against women. The minister did not in any way return to the offensive and problematic nature of the comments of Brigitte Macron. Established as one of the major causes of Emmanuel Macron's five-year term, the fight against violence against women has not seen any real progress, particularly in terms of resources. The minister herself insisted on the fact that victims are crushed by the legal treatment and had highlighted the difficulties for victims to express themselves and file complaints. The Minister cannot therefore ignore that the violence against women and children is systemic in the country and the figures are staggering. Indeed, it is estimated that 600,000 women over the age of 18 are victims of violence in France and that a child is sexually assaulted every three minutes. In 96% of cases, the attacker is a man. Fortunately, the insults uttered by the first lady were denounced en masse, in the form of a propelled hashtag by many feminists and public figures and shared by thousands of people to denounce sexist and sexual violence against women. She therefore asks him how a delegate minister responsible for equality between women and men can be so complacent in the face of insulting remarks towards activists who fight against violence against women and if she finds that this complacency is compatible with its functions.

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