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Sexism row erupts over Louvre succession

French culture minister Aurélie Filippetti is accused of sexism for wanting to place Sylvie Ramond as the first ever woman head of the Louvre.

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France’s culture minister has sparked howls of disapproval from conservative, male critics and curators for seeking to put a woman at the helm of the Louvre museum for the first time, reports The Telegraph.

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