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Strauss-Kahn affair prompts backlash against French sexism

03.06.2011 2:12

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The so-called "affaire DSK" has generated a backlash against the casual sexism which has long been accepted as a way of life in France, with female politicians beginning to speak openly about the daily barrage of sexist remarks that they face from male colleagues in the National Assembly. French women's support groups have also registered an increase of up to 600 per cent in complaints about sexual harassment since the former French presidential front-runner, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was arrested for attempted rape in New...

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