The University of Bordeaux refused the request of nine student union organizations. They asked for March 8 to be trivialized for International Women's Rights Day.
The board of directors decided not to trivialize this day, because several exams are scheduled for this date on different campuses. Left-wing student organizations are calling for a general mobilization so that no student can be "sanctioned" for having mobilized. They are encouraging students to join the procession on Friday March 8 at noon. The university establishment specifies, however, that "this decision does not call into question its commitment to the cause of women's rights and gender minorities"