Gender Inequalities in France

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The paper explores how gender inequalities have held back, impoverished, or degraded French society. The paper looks at both past and present changes within policies and attitudes. The paper discusses inequalities that continue to exist and the ways in which this affects women living in contemporary France.

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Introduction
Gender Inequality throughout the Ages
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Women would appear to be half-hidden within French history, with the result that they are often seen through modern eyes as having either been hopelessly exploited drones, or antiquated feminists attempting a hopeless struggle against the patriarchy. Neither view, however, is true. Throughout the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, cultural and political events increasingly enabled women to increasingly speak out against various different inequalities and injustices. Moreover, although modern feminism was obviously nonexistent, there were still many women who managed to express themselves, while also exposing the conditions they faced, through utilizing varied creative and/or subversive methods (Steven M. Beaudoin, 2001)."

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