Thanks to the reshuffle, the new executive team displays a trompe-l'oeil parity.
The government of Elisabeth Borne, appointed on Monday, does not respect “real” parity, according to the High Council for Equality between Women and Men (HCE), an independent advisory body.
“Real parity has not yet been achieved in key positions in public decision-making,” notes the HCE in a press release published on Tuesday, although it welcomes the appointment of Elisabeth Borne as Prime Minister.
"If there is strict parity (21 women and 21 men)", "behind the purely quantitative parity is also the parity of responsibility", explains the High Council, which denounces the low proportion of women in "regular" positions ".
“Gender bias” and “stereotypes”
In addition, the HCE observes that the distribution of positions obeys "gender biases and gender stereotypes: 4 men are at the head of the 5 sovereign ministries, 7 women at the head of the 9 social ministries (health, culture, family, childhood…)”.
Similarly, the election of Yaël Braun-Pivet as President of the National Assembly should not mask "a decline in the place of women" for the first time since 1988, "who now occupy barely more one-third (37.3%) of the seats”.
Only two of the eight permanent committees are chaired by women: the Committee for Cultural Affairs and Education and the Committee for Social Affairs, “gendered portfolios”, for the HCE.
The High Council also points the finger at political cabinets, "white areas of parity", still "with a very strong male majority" with around 20% women, according to the HCE's Sexism 2022 report, which is due to report in the fall. report on parity and equality in the national political sphere.
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