9 out of 10 French women victims of sexist behaviour, says new report

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00:00 Whether it's at home, at school or online, sexism against women is on the rise in France.

00:06 That's the conclusion of a French watchdog tasked with monitoring sexism across society.

00:11 In its annual report, France's High Council for Gender Equality says nine out of ten women

00:16 questioned in a survey had been the victim of sexist behaviour.

00:20 Amongst some of the most startling trends, that men aged 25 to 34 may be more sexist

00:26 than their elders.

00:27 With some even claiming that men are better suited to managerial roles than women.

00:32 The watchdog warned of a growing male backlash against efforts to achieve gender equality.

00:39 The more public debate is focused on women's rights, the bigger the male backlash.

00:44 Sexist male behaviour and reflexes are gaining ground amongst young men, whilst more women

00:48 are being associated with housebound roles.

00:52 It described sexism as a virus which had to be uprooted at the earliest age, starting

00:57 both at home and at school, where gender stereotypes persist.

01:01 Whereas most young boys had been given toy cars during their childhood, most young girls

01:05 played with dolls.

01:06 And those gender stereotypes persevered well into adolescence in the classroom, with long-term

01:11 consequences on career choices.

01:15 The report also warns against the impact of pornography on the way men treat their female

01:19 partners, with many young men saying they'd imitated misogynistic behaviour they'd seen

01:24 in clips online.

01:26 They called for new legislation that would force online platforms to regulate their most

01:30 popular content for signs of sexism, a proposal that's already been welcomed by the bosses

01:34 of both Meta and Google in France.

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