Women and elected leftists denounced Wednesday "coronaviril", that is to say misogyny "which reigns as well on the right as on the left" according to them in these times of coronavirus, where "men invade the media and political space ”.
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"Since the beginning of the health crisis, we see that the symbolism of war is omnipresent, that men invade the media and political space in the National Assembly" while "those who are really at the forefront in this crisis are very mostly women, ”lamented Clémentine Autain, LFI MP, during an online meeting.
Elected Insoumise organized this meeting, with her PCF colleague Elsa Faucillon, with the watchword "Coronaviril: Ya basta, tomorrow will be feminist or will not be". Among the speakers were also economist Dominique Méda, PS spokesperson Gabrielle Siry, elected Generations of Beauvais Roxane Lundy, caregiver and deputy LFI Caroline Fiat or PCF deputy Marie-George Buffet.
"We are fed up with seeing how invisible women are and their words made inaudible," said Ms. Faucillon, noting a "deep decline" in the situation of women since the start of the coronavirus crisis .
"Misogyny, machismo, it's not just on the right, it's also anchored on the left," said Aurore Lalucq, MEP Place Publique, while Claire Monod, national coordinator of Generations, said that the meetings leaders of political parties around the Prime Minister were "male collusion exercises".
According to Senator EELV Esther Benbassa, "as soon as a woman speaks in the Senate, there is gossip", but it got worse with the current crisis because "we left room for the experts, among whom we count very few women ”.
Manon Aubry, MEP LFI, meanwhile wanted to honor "caregivers, nurses, housekeepers or cashiers, all these" shadow women "and" first chores "during the coronavirus crisis.