France
participants
Raise awareness and talk about the evolution of women's rights
Include women and men in these discussions
Talk about current women's rights issues
Showing international students the support that exists in France
Initiated a dialogue and a reflection by the participants on contemporary issues (abortion, violence against women, street harassment, gender equality)
The international students were offered a journey in search of inspiring women (Gisèle Halimi, Simone de Beauvoir, Simone Weil, Olympe de Gouges, Roberta Metsola, Christine Lagarde, Ursula von der Leyen, Louise Michel, Taranto Burke, Joséphine Baker) and through symbolic places for women's rights, such as the "Maison des femmes" or the "Planning Familial ». The afternoon is organised in two parts:
1°) The treasure hunt : In the centre of Marseille, the participants will be in mixed teams and will have to will be in mixed teams and will have to go to different key points that will lead them to talk aboutto talk about women of note, current events or the aid and associations that exist in this area in France and in Marseille.that exist in this area in France and in Marseille.
2°) Who’s She Game : At the end of the day we will meet in a park to distribute gifts to all participants and give out gifts to all participants, including menstrual panties, condoms and menstrual panties, female condoms and sex education books adapted to all sexualities.
all sexualities. This time will also be an opportunity to play Who's She, a game inspired by the game "Who's She?".We will use this game to talk about these important women and what they have achieved.
Outcomes
About 30 students were able to participate in the event. The discussions that took place enabled them to confront existing prejudices and to realise the reality of the situation. On the other hand, the international students were able to discover influential French women, but also the rights in France on the issues of gender equality and violence against women. We were able to discuss the differences in women's rights in our students' home countries. Finally, the students found out about the support they could access in France.
