Bugle Tumble - French Feminists Say 'Non' To 'Mademoiselle'

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French Feminists Say 'Non' To 'Mademoiselle'

‘Feminists in France say the Dominique Strauss-Kahn scandal has forced the country to confront longstanding sexist attitudes. Buoyed by this new awareness, they are now taking on what they see as one of the most entrenched, if not discreet, barriers to gender equality in France: the word “mademoiselle.”’