Question 13485 — gender equality and parity

Summary

Ms. Élodie Jacquier-Laforge questions the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister, responsible for equality between women and men and the fight against discrimination, about the lack of parity in the historical community. In a column published in the newspaper Le Monde on October 3, 2018, 440 French historians launched a call to put an “end to male domination in history” on the occasion of the organization annual of their book fair: “The meetings of the history of Blois”. Female historians are barely visible, and although efforts have been made to achieve parity within events, preparatory commissions and juries, much remains to be done. For example, during the presentation of the “Grand prix des rendez-vous de l’histoire de Blois”: 18 men have already been awarded against 3 women, in the same proportions as the prize of the Senate history book: 14 men to one woman. This is the observation of the male predominance of the academic body. “In the human sciences, women represent almost half of the body of lecturers but are only 29% in the professorial ranks and 25.5% in research departments at the CNRS. They become teachers at an older age, with a difference in salary of almost 1,000 euros at the end of their career. Above all, male domination in the historical field is palpable in spaces of visibility and academic power: the management of publications, journals, collections, prestigious places (at the Collège de France, three female historians for every twelve historians, only a third of female directors in French research establishments abroad, etc.). Finally, the predominance of men is overwhelming in major history collections which provide visibility for research work.” In this appeal, the historians ask that the egalitarian representation of women be defended in recruitment committees and competition juries; that the evaluation criteria be modified; taking into account the specific constraints of women's careers; the implementation of the fight against invisibility at all scales; that young women entering the career path be encouraged and call on their colleagues to show solidarity. Faced with this observation of inequality between women and men, she asks him what action the Government intends to give to this call.

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