Deeming the recent suicide of 13-year-old Lucas, whose parents claim he was harassed because of his homosexuality, to be "intolerable", the Prime Minister indicated that she "would present a plan to fight against discrimination next week which will extend and enrich" that of former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe in 2018.
"The fight for equal opportunities is to break down inequalities of destiny, (...) it is the fight against sexist and sexual violence, it is the fight against discrimination", he said. she listed because "France must be the fatherland of emancipation".
Elisabeth Borne also deemed "really unsatisfactory" the conclusions of the report issued Monday by the High Council for Equality.
Despite the awareness caused by the #MeToo movement, sexism persists in France, in particular with "masculinist reflexes" among young men, deplores this report, which calls in particular for "regulating digital content".
This report by the High Council for Equality "refers to several subjects, in particular the vision of sexuality among young people. And I think that the energy that the Minister of National Education puts into rethinking sex education is the welcome in this context", underlined Ms Borne.
"Then there is certainly still to act (...) to have fewer gender stereotypes, including in orientation", added the Prime Minister, indicating that she would bring together "during the month of March" a interministerial committee on these subjects.
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