Roussel: Women's domestic labour is exploited by men

France's communist presidential candidate Fabien Roussel talked about his policy on gender equality and said that “the family is a place where women's labour is exploited by men”

ANF
PARIS
Wednesday, 6 Apr 2022,

Fabien Roussel, the Communist Party’s candidate for the presidential elections to be held on 10 April in France, talked about his program on gender equality in education in an interview with the "Aufeminin" media outlet.

Roussel spoke about sexual education, which is compulsory but not widely instructed in secondary and high schools. “I will implement the laws that the National Education does not implement due to a lack of public resources and political will, and I will meet the obligations to systematize education based on consent, equality, respect for bodies,” Roussel said.

A SOCIETY FREE OF GENDER BIAS

Roussel emphasized that he wanted to "build a society free from gender bias" in every field, including kindergarten, higher education and vocational education, in order to overcome the stereotypes in society. “No more pink tax system that forces women to pay more for the same product,” Roussel added.

“Once these stereotypes are eliminated, equality can be achieved in the public sphere and daily life,” Roussel noted.

FAMILY IS TO WOMEN WHAT FACTORY IS TO WORKER

“It's good to share tasks, it's better to think about doing them yourself. Domestic work is what we call a task, which, according to INSEE, amounts to 1,000 billion Euros. This is 50 percent of GDP which is mainly produced by women and is not included in the state budget.

Family is a place where women's labour is exploited by men. The family is to women what the factory is to the proletarians. The health crisis has revealed the essential role of women at home, which is one of the most important sectors for society.”

Roussel added: “There is a need to struggle against gender stereotypes from kindergarten to high education. Therefore, we must better teach the contribution of women to social and scientific progress and to our political and institutional life.”

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