Head of France's equalities council faces claims over 'sexist' and 'racist' comments
The organisation tasked with combating sexism in French society, the Haut Conseil à l’Égalité entre les Femmes et les Hommes (HCE), is itself in the middle of a crisis, according to internal documents and testimonies from staff and former staff obtained by Mediapart. Its president Sylvie Pierre-Brossolette, whose comments on a variety of topics have outraged employees at the HCE, said she had no intention of “explaining” herself to Mediapart. Sarah Brethes reports.
InIn January the latest annual report from France's Haut Conseil à l’Égalité entre les Femmes et les Hommes (HCE) on the “state of sexism in France” made headlines in numerous media outlets. Its conclusions had managed to grab the attention of journalists: according to the organisation - which was created to promote equality - sexism is on the rise among young adults, and is being spread via social networks in particular.
