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Don't call me Mademoiselle
13/01/2012 - On-the-spot France

Don't call me Mademoiselle

A town in the north-west of France has just banished the use of the title 'mademoiselle' or 'miss' from all its official forms and documents.

19/10/2011 - Kenya - France - Somalia

French Somali hostage Dedieu dead, officials believe

The handicapped French woman who was kidnapped in Kenya on 1 October is dead, the French foreign ministry announced Wednesday.

25/09/2011 - Saudi Arabia

Saudi king gives women right to vote

Saudi women are to have the right to vote and stand in local elections, King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud said Sunday.

Socialist Party and feminism
23/09/2011 - On-the-spot France

Socialist Party and feminism

Journalist Tristane Banon called on feminists to gather in front of the main courthouse in Paris on Saturday.

31/07/2011 - India

Indian women protest sexual violence in Delhi's first SlutWalk

Hundreds of Indians took to the streets of New Delhi for India's first “SlutWalk" on Sunday in protest at a rise in sexual assault cases and the growing sense of insecurity among ...

23/05/2011 - France

Women's rights in France - given or taken?

“We are an old nation assembled around a certain idea of personal dignity, in particular the dignity of women …,” President Nicolas Sarkozy told the cabinet when it discussed ...

Women protest France's macho culture
23/05/2011 - On-the-spot France

Women protest France's macho culture

In France, several feminist groups have criticised reactions to the arrest of Dominique Strauss-Kahn on charges of sexual assault.

18/05/2011 - US - France

Strauss-Kahn accuser denies consensual sex claim

The woman who says she was sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn will deny any assertions that she willingly had sex with the IMF chief, her attorney said Wednesday.

An Indian listener's belief and women's day music
13/03/2011 - The Club 9516 Sound Kitchen

An Indian listener's belief and women's day music

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear a “This I Believe” essay from listener Prithwiraj Purkayastha.

Is France's domestic violence law enforced?
25/11/2010 - Focus on France

Is France's domestic violence law enforced?

Today is International Day Against Violence Against Women. In France a monitoring group has been set up to check if a law, voted in by the parliament last July, will be implemented properly.

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