The Minister responsible for Equality between women and men, Aurore Bergé, defended herself on Saturday March 2 from any exploitation after having mentioned the idea of cutting subsidies to feminist associations having made “
ambiguous comments”
on the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7.
Aurore Bergé announced in mid-February that the government was “sifting” the declarations linked to the unprecedented attack of October 7 on all feminist associations, expressing her refusal to see the State financially support
“associations which do not know how to characterize what happened
.
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In the end, the examination by the administration
“not among those financed by the State”
made it possible to discover comments considered ambiguous among the associations, affirmed Aurore Bergé in an interview with Le
Parisien
.
“I wanted to guarantee it.
And above all I wanted to send a clear message
,” explained the minister.
She added that she had requested
“an evaluation, because it is not possible to subsidize associations which would have glorified the terrorist crimes of Hamas”
.
Asked about its
“instrumentalization”
, denounced by associations, Aurore Bergé retorted that
“we cannot have selective indignation”
.
“Everyone can completely disagree with the government, it is even an absolute freedom and I am also its guarantor.
On the other hand, let us collectively be there when women are targeted because they are women!”
, she said.
“A mission on sexist and sexual violence”
Furthermore, while a new #MeToo movement is shaking French cinema, Aurore Bergé announced launching
“with all the ministries”
, Health, Culture, Sports, Civil Service and Equality between women and men,
“a mission on gender-based and sexual violence
.
Objective?
“Understand the mechanisms at work to change the rules in all places where hierarchical domination is exercised, where an authority relationship exists.
Everywhere, counter-powers and safeguards must be put in place
,” she insisted.
This mission, officially launched in
"the coming days"
, will take place over
"three months"
, supervised by
"six experts"
, the minister's entourage told AFP.
Finally, questioned about a decree recently taken by Bruno Le Maire, canceling 7 million euros in credits planned for gender equality, Aurore Bergé assured that this will
“never concern the question of violence”
(sexist and sexual). .
“I am very clear on this, it is the great cause of the two five-year terms of the President of the Republic”
.