Marlène Schiappa: "All indicators reveal an increase in domestic violence" during confinement

“ Sexual assailants or men who abuse domestic violence have a strong sense of impunity. During the confinement, we created arretonslesviolences.gouv.fr , but we also created reporting antennas in pharmacies and shopping centers,  "the secretary of state for equality stressed this morning on RTL's microphone. between men and women and the fight against discrimination. 90 associations have been set up in shopping centers and hypermarkets to welcome victims and " guide them discreetly when they go shopping ". The system will be maintained " until the summer ".

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Prevention tools have also been put in place with, in particular, a number " for men who are not violent men, who have not already hit their partner or their children, but who find it difficult to manage their anger". 08 019 019 11 offers these men, among other things, free accommodation in order to avoid taking action. More than 200 calls have been answered on this number since the start of containment.

"All the indicators reveal an increase in domestic violence" during the eight weeks of confinement, assures Marlène Schiappa. The arretonslesviolences.gouv.fr platform recorded five times more reports of domestic violence with a 36% increase in police interventions for domestic violence, said the Secretary of State. 2,000 victims or witnesses have alerted the police by SMS via 114 since April 1. The 3919 Violences Femmes Info recorded as many calls in a week as in a single month last year. In total, during confinement, Marlène Schiappa noted 3,140 additional reports for domestic violence.

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During the deconfinement, the Secretary of State said she feared "a resurgence of sexual and street violence due to a phenomenon of decompensation ". " This is why it will always be possible to go to the alert in pharmacies, even when we are confused, " she added.

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Asked about the inequalities between men and women, the Secretary of State assured regret " the return of the housewife " as well as to see resurface " the model of the housewife of the 50s ". Stressing that in Germany a study showed that women in teleworking used their available time to clean the house or take care of the children, Marlène Schiappa noted that, in France, during confinement, " it is the woman alone who took care of preparing all the meals and it was mainly the women who took care of the children ”, thus translating“ a real inequality ”.