What does Elisabeth Borne’s plan for equality between women and men contain?

“ All equal “, this is the sober title of the inter-ministerial plan for equality between women and men (2023 – 2027) that Elisabeth Borne must draw this Wednesday March 8 in the Council of Ministers, the day after a new day. massive mobilization against the pension reform. Coincidence?

Four areas are at the heart of the project: the fight against violence against women, health, professional equality and the culture of equality from an early age. A « plan 2027 “, encrypted in ” several hundred million euros “, according to Matignon’s advisers.

The fight against violence against women, a key figure in the 2027 plan

In a press release, the government announced it was planning measures to “ break the isolation of the victims and accompany them everywhere on the territory “. While the system of assistance to victims of gender-based and sexual violence is constantly pointed out for its dysfunctions, and the figures relating to violence stagnate (94,000 women a year are victims of rape or attempted rape, and less than 213,000 are French women aged 18 to 75 are victims of physical and/or sexual violence by their spouse or ex), Matignon intends to provide each department “ a women’s center, a comprehensive treatment facility for women victims of all types of violence, flanked by a hospital center, where complaints can also be collected “.

To this is added the ” new starter package announced last November, which aims to improve support for victims of domestic violence. It will also involve better training of interlocutors in contact with victims of domestic violence. Finally, to reduce the risk of recurrence, ” specific works of general interest on violence against women will be deployed in different territories to raise awareness of the perpetrators “.

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For the health axis, the government plans to reimburse periodic reusable protection up to 25 years. While the association Elementary Rules has just revealed the results of its 2023 survey on the subject, this measure seems very little to stem a phenomenon that already affects 4 million women, aged 18 to 50 in France.

The government also intends to combat prejudice by establishing a culture of equality, from an early age: “ In particular, we must act in the field of culture and education, promote diversity in all sectors, set young women as examples and mentors declared Elisabeth Borne. For this, the government plans in particular to support the creation of a museum of feminism or even the overall support of 10,000 girls to integrate the digital and technological professions.

Promote the culture of equality

In March, three associations attacked the state for forcing it to organize at least three sex education sessions a year, as required by law. According to an Ifop survey, only a third of young people aged between 15 and 24 have benefited from this education. In response, the government is therefore planning a staff training plan, the deployment of “ resources and ministry transparency on the number of sex education sessions held each year. But this culture must also extend to the business world, according to Élisabeth Borne, to allow for real professional and economic equality:

We will extend the professional equality index to public administration. We will exclude from public procurement companies that do not meet their obligations in terms of publishing the Equality Index, i.e. those that have obtained an insufficient score. We will remove barriers to female entrepreneurship, in particular by developing mentoring. And we will take action to enable better work-life balance, especially for single-parent families.

Élisabeth Borne, press release of the Interministerial Plan for equality between women and men (2023 – 2027)

An ambitious programme. Whether the government will be able to comply with it remains to be seen…