French government gets anti-sexism lessons
AP
FILE - In this May, 17, 2012 file photo, French President Francois Hollande, second right, and Prime Minister Jean-Luc Ayrault, center, pose with women of the cabinet after the first weekly cabinet meeting, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has asked the French equality ministry to set up a series of 45 minute workshops, where politicians are given examples of sexism in daily life and with the aid of slide-shows taught how to avoid sexist stereotypes in political communication. First row from the left: Housing Minister Cecile Duflot, Women's Rights minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Social Affairs Minister Marisol Touraine, Justice Minister Christiane Taubira, right. second row from the left: Deputy Justice Minister delphine Batho, Deputy Education Minister George Pau-Langevin, Sports Minister Valerie Fourneyron, Culture Minister Aurelie Filippeti, Family Affairs Dominique Bertinotti, State Labor Minister Marylise Lebranchu, Environment Minister Nicole Bricq. Top from the left: Minister for Small Business and the Digital Economy Fleur Pellerin, Deputy minister in charge of French citizen living abroad and French speaking countries Yamina Benguigui , second right, and Elderly People Minister Michele Delaunay. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
FILE - In this May, 17, 2012 file photo, French President Francois Hollande, second right, and Prime Minister Jean-Luc Ayrault, center, pose with women of the cabinet after the first weekly cabinet meeting, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has asked the French equality ministry to set up a series of 45 minute workshops, where politicians are given examples of sexism in daily life and with the aid of slide-shows taught how to avoid sexist stereotypes in political communication. First row from the left: Housing Minister Cecile Duflot, Women's Rights minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Social Affairs Minister Marisol Touraine, Justice Minister Christiane Taubira, right. second row from the left: Deputy Justice Minister delphine Batho, Deputy Education Minister George Pau-Langevin, Sports Minister Valerie Fourneyron, Culture Minister Aurelie Filippeti, Family Affairs Dominique Bertinotti, State Labor Minister Marylise Lebranchu, Environment Minister Nicole Bricq. Top from the left: Minister for Small Business and the Digital Economy Fleur Pellerin, Deputy minister in charge of French citizen living abroad and French speaking countries Yamina Benguigui , second right, and Elderly People Minister Michele Delaunay. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
FILE - In this May 17, 2012 file photo newly named Housing Minister Cecile Duflot, wearing denim trousers, arrives for the first weekly cabinet meeting with new President Francois Hollande, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. France?s prime minister has organized for all his ministers to be given anti-sexism lessons _ following one minister?s comments by that women couldn?t get their head round technical work. Earlier this year, Duflot was hooted at by her male colleagues when she took to the podium at the French parliament for wearing a floral dress back in July. (AP Photo / Thibault Camus, File)
PARIS (AP) ? French government ministers will be given anti-sexism lessons, in the wake of one minister's comments suggesting women couldn't handle technical work.
Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has asked the French equality ministry to set up a series of 45-minute workshops where politicians are given examples of sexism in daily life and, with the aid of slide-shows, taught how to avoid sexist stereotypes in political communication.
Caroline de Haas, the adviser giving the lessons, told The Associated Press that all ministers are signed up or in the process of doing so.
The lessons were announced after Agricultural Minister Stephane Le Foll, in an interview on gender equality this month, said, "I've tried to promote women as much as possible, even though some of our dossiers are very technical."
Associated Press
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