https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An app to help protect women against sexual harassment in the streets is now being rolled out across France after a successful trial in Marseille. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200810/new-app-aims-to-protect-women-in-france-against-sexual-harassment Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:59:27 +0200 new-app-aims-to-protect-women-in-france-against-sexual-harassment Sex jokes, watching pornography in the office and degrading comments to female colleagues - one male French employee has spoken out about the shocking culture at his workplace. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190425/im-sick-of-the-way-my-fellow-frenchmen-treat-women Thu, 25 Apr 2019 14:38:24 +0200 im-sick-of-the-way-my-fellow-frenchmen-treat-women Fed-up female commuters in Paris have launched a fresh assault on the age-old problem of sexual harassment on the Metro. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190425/fed-up-female-commuters-launch-fresh-assault-on-paris-metro-pervs Thu, 25 Apr 2019 13:37:37 +0200 fed-up-female-commuters-launch-fresh-assault-on-paris-metro-pervs A video taken by a woman of a man masturbating on the Paris Metro has been viewed over a million times and judging by the testimonies of other female commuters the incident might be shocking but not that rare. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181219/this-is-my-daily-life-on-public-transport-video-of-man-masturbating-n-paris-metro-stirs-anger Wed, 19 Dec 2018 12:50:05 +0100 this-is-my-daily-life-on-public-transport-video-of-man-masturbating-n-paris-metro-stirs-anger A French feminist group is pushing for lewd holiday postcards featuring mainly near-naked women to be banned, calling them "sexist and sometimes pornographic". https://www.thelocal.fr/20180806/frances-dirty-postcards-might-be-sent-packing Mon, 06 Aug 2018 12:51:18 +0200 frances-dirty-postcards-might-be-sent-packing A reputed French dictionary has been forced to rewrite its definition of "frotteur" - a type of sexual deviant who preys on people on public transport - after sparking anger by defining their crime as "erotic". https://www.thelocal.fr/20180515/french-dictionarys-definition-of-erotic-sex-pest-sparks-uproar Tue, 15 May 2018 15:03:23 +0200 french-dictionarys-definition-of-erotic-sex-pest-sparks-uproar Jean-Claude Arnault, the French photographer at the centre of a crisis at the Swedish Academy, has been accused of sexually harassing no less a figure than Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180429/scandal-hit-frenchman-groped-swedens-crown-princess Sun, 29 Apr 2018 12:14:04 +0200 scandal-hit-frenchman-groped-swedens-crown-princess The disgraced military man has admitted guilt in yet another case of sexual harassment on the French capital’s transport system. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180427/french-lieutenant-coronel-nabbed-after-masturbating-on-paris-metro Fri, 27 Apr 2018 19:29:25 +0200 french-lieutenant-coronel-nabbed-after-masturbating-on-paris-metro A survey of ballet dancers at the prestigious Paris Opera has revealed widespread complaints of bullying and sexual harassment, as well as separate management concerns over the leadership of dance director Aurelie Dupont. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180416/paris-opera-dancers-complain-of-bullying-and-harassment Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:50:03 +0200 paris-opera-dancers-complain-of-bullying-and-harassment France plans to make 15 the age of sexual consent after a public outcry over two cases of sex involving 11-year-old girls, Equality Minister Marlene Schiappa said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180306/france-sets-15-as-legal-age-of-sexual-consent Tue, 06 Mar 2018 10:05:29 +0100 france-sets-15-as-legal-age-of-sexual-consent France's environment minister Nicolas Hulot furiously fended off "shameful" rumours of sexual harassment on Wednesday, two weeks after another member of President Emmanuel Macron's cabinet was accused of rape. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180208/french-ecology-minister-furiously-denies-sexual-harassment-rumours Thu, 08 Feb 2018 12:50:27 +0100 french-ecology-minister-furiously-denies-sexual-harassment-rumours Paris authorities have announced new measures to tackle the scourge of sexual harassment and abuse on the city's public transport system. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180122/paris-launches-fresh-crackdown-on-sexual-harassment-on-public-transport Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:58:23 +0100 paris-launches-fresh-crackdown-on-sexual-harassment-on-public-transport A French writer of explicit novels who backed the recent attack on the #MeToo movement launched a blistering new broadside Friday, claiming that some feminists will not be content until "you have to sign a contract with a lawyer before you can have sex." https://www.thelocal.fr/20180112/feminists-want-contract-before-sex-claims-french-author-of-raunchy-memoir Fri, 12 Jan 2018 16:58:46 +0100 feminists-want-contract-before-sex-claims-french-author-of-raunchy-memoir Allegations of sexual violence in France have exploded since the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke new figures reveal, with victims feeling empowered to report their attackers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171114/complaints-of-sexual-violence-rocket-in-france Tue, 14 Nov 2017 10:53:38 +0100 complaints-of-sexual-violence-rocket-in-france A hundred female French personalities from the arts, media and film are calling on President Emmanuel Macron to implement an "emergency plan" against sexual violence, after a series of allegations of harassment and abuse in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171105/french-women-urge-macron-to-push-emergency-plan-against-abuse Sun, 05 Nov 2017 03:27:04 +0100 french-women-urge-macron-to-push-emergency-plan-against-abuse A text messaging service targeting men "who refuse to take no for an answer" has been taken off line in France after it was bombarded with 20 000 hate messages in a matter of days, its creators said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171031/hate-campaign-shuts-down-french-anti-harassment-hotline-after-three-days Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:14:16 +0100 hate-campaign-shuts-down-french-anti-harassment-hotline-after-three-days French feminists will stage a protest in Paris on Monday as film director Roman Polanski, accused of a string of sexual assaults, is expected to attend a retrospective of his work. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171030/feminists-to-protest-in-paris-as-roman-polanski-attends-tribute-to-himself Mon, 30 Oct 2017 15:49:20 +0100 feminists-to-protest-in-paris-as-roman-polanski-attends-tribute-to-himself A Muslim feminist activist in France who has accused prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan of violent rape detailed her claims in a hard-hitting interview Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171030/muslim-feminist-activist-in-france-details-rape-claims-against-oxford-professor Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:48:36 +0100 muslim-feminist-activist-in-france-details-rape-claims-against-oxford-professor Thousands of people took the "Me too" online campaign against sexual harassment and assault started by the Harvey Weinstein affair onto the streets of France Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171030/thousands-of-french-women-take-to-streets-to-denounce-sexual-harassment Mon, 30 Oct 2017 09:53:53 +0100 thousands-of-french-women-take-to-streets-to-denounce-sexual-harassment A French television channel pulled a hit talent show Thursday on which Canadian producer Gilbert Rozon is a judge after he was accused of sexual assault and harassment. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171019/french-tv-pulls-hit-talent-show-after-abuse-claims-against-canadian-judge Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:42:44 +0200 french-tv-pulls-hit-talent-show-after-abuse-claims-against-canadian-judge