The call had been issued by women's rights group Les Glorieuses, which has decided that enough is enough and that average wage disparity between men and women needs to be addressed in France.
Miserable weather in Paris may have affected the protest for gender-equal wages. Maybe 200 people at République. pic.twitter.com/3ipgagfcHT
— The Local France (@TheLocalFrance) November 7, 2016
Louise, a 26-year-old teacher, was symbolically handing out peanuts to passersby.
“Women are working for peanuts in France,” she told The Local. “It's not normal to be paid less than men for doing the same job.”
She said that women were hoping authorities in France would take notice and stop undervaluing women in the work place.
“I'm not angry but I'm looking for change,” she said.
“Women are working for peanuts in France,” Louise tells The Local, while handing out peanuts to passersby. pic.twitter.com/EA2WNN7Cc2
— The Local France (@TheLocalFrance) November 7, 2016
Woman in Paris calls for respect at a protest over gender-equal wages. pic.twitter.com/UPGY94OZZi
— Oliver Gee (@olivergee23) November 7, 2016
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