Guest of the morning of Europe 1 on Saturday, historian Michelle Perrot gave her vision of the feminist struggles of yesterday and today. She paid tribute in particular to lawyer Gisèle Halimi and explained that the battles remain to be waged.

How to look at current feminism? For Michelle Perrot, historian, guest of Europe 1 on Saturday, women's rights are progressing. For feminist movements, however, there are still important fights to be waged, in line with the demands of the 1970s, which Gisèle Halimi was able to carry in particular. 

Michelle Perrot thus paid homage to the lawyer and feminist activist, who died Tuesday, "a rebellious woman" who "chose her life herself" and who "all her life fought in the field of law". And if feminist movements seem more present today in the street than in courtrooms, the historian considers these methods complementary. "There are many ways of fighting for women and in the street there were women who were around the courtroom", while Gisèle Halimi pleaded she recalls. To carry these fights, "there are many women who fight and who, tomorrow, will be Gisèle Halimi".

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According to the historian, current feminists "are in their role, they defend the rights of women, perhaps not always to the extent that one would like". It thus distinguishes between the Darmanin affair and the Christophe Girard case. In the first case, even if there is "presumption of innocence, the Ministry of the Interior is a sensitive ministry and there are still a lot of things around, it may not be very clever for doing that ". Christophe Girard, "we only reproach him for having known [Gabriel] Matzneff. In his functions, he signed a paper for him, he perhaps invited him to a restaurant once. Consequently, I find it reprehensible that he has been pilloried, he really does not deserve it ".

"Femicide is one of today's struggles"

According to Michelle Perrot several battles remain to be waged. "There is a lot to do in the area of ​​parity, political parity has progressed a lot, but does parity exist in the decision-making bodies? There is still a lot to gain". The same goes for violence against women. "Femicide, the word has been around for a long time, but we re-emphasized it. I think it's one of the fights today. It's a very important fight."

She also sees in the opening of medically assisted procreation to single women and lesbian couples, validated by the National Assembly at second reading, "a feminist victory". "There has been a demand for a long time. It is very important." For her, this "law supplements what had been done before" and echoes in particular the slogan of the 1970s "a child if I want, when I want, as I want".