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Photo credit: AFP/Bertrand Guay |
A French female minister was jeered while addressing parliament by right-wing lawmakers who heckled her because of the dress she was wearing. Later they explained it was not catcalling, but admiration of a beautiful woman.
Surprisingly, the long sleeve, floral white and blue, knee-length dress worn by Cecile Duflot became a source of amusement for rightwing deputies.
MPs started whistling and heckling the Housing Minister Cecile Duflot as she walked down the aisle to the center of the assembly to deliver a speech about a new metropolitan plan for the Paris region.
It is not unusual for female MPs to complain about harassment from male politicians.
“Everyday machismo” in France's National Assembly has gotten so bad that Chantal Jouanno, the sports minister and a former French Karate champion, said last year that she couldno longer turn up to parliament in a skirt without being catcalled.
Read the complete story at RT, published 19 July 2012.
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Photo credit: AFP/Bertrand Guay |
A French female minister was jeered while addressing parliament by right-wing lawmakers who heckled her because of the dress she was wearing. Later they explained it was not catcalling, but admiration of a beautiful woman.
Surprisingly, the long sleeve, floral white and blue, knee-length dress worn by Cecile Duflot became a source of amusement for rightwing deputies.
MPs started whistling and heckling the Housing Minister Cecile Duflot as she walked down the aisle to the center of the assembly to deliver a speech about a new metropolitan plan for the Paris region.
It is not unusual for female MPs to complain about harassment from male politicians.
“Everyday machismo” in France's National Assembly has gotten so bad that Chantal Jouanno, the sports minister and a former French Karate champion, said last year that she couldno longer turn up to parliament in a skirt without being catcalled.
Read the complete story at RT, published 19 July 2012.