"Pantin will be
called Pantine for a year
", a sign of the commitment of this popular city of Seine-Saint-Denis for "
equality between women and men
", announced the socialist mayor Bertrand Kern in his vows.
"
This year, I have decided to place the wishes of the municipality under the aegis of equality between women and men and the fight against violence against women
", declared Bertrand Kern, in a video broadcast Monday on the town's Twitter account.
“
We will add an E to the name of the city because thus, we want to challenge.
We want there to be awareness of this equality between women and men, which is not yet perfect, even if there have been improvements in recent years
,” he explained.
Women remain "
paid less than men
", "
prohibit themselves from certain professions
" and their place in the public space "
does not
“, he also underlined.
Symbolic change
In fact, this temporary change of identity remains symbolic.
There will be no new city entrance signs or changes in official letters, assured the communication department.
Such a change would also require the establishment of a file with the Ministry of Territorial Communities, then subject to examination by experts in French toponymy.
Only the giant letters forming the name "Pantin", positioned on Place de la Pointe along the Ourcq canal, will be decked out with an additional E, it was indicated from the same source, specifying that the initiative aimed above all to “
carry a message
”.
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