The women behind the initiative said sexist remarks and conduct were a daily occurrence in the halls of power in Paris, with recent cases documented in the media merely extreme examples of a much wider problem. Writing in Monday's Le Monde newspaper, the four women behind the website said that "sexist language and behaviour occur on a daily basis for women in politics, whether they are elected or staff." Their site, Chaircollaboratrice.com, is a French pun which sounds like 'Dear co-worker' but which actually translates as 'flesh of my co-worker'. It already hosts several anonymous testimonies from women reporting mostly unwanted comments about their appearance or sexually charged remarks. In 2015, around 40 female journalists signed a joint statement denouncing sexist behaviour by male politicians.

Source: The Local October 18, 2016 06:11 UTC