French women will no longer need to declare marital status on official forms after the government demanded the term "mademoiselle" be dropped. Solidarity Minister Roselyne Bachelot (pictured) said the move would "end a form of discrimination".
Syrian women playing a crucial role in the revolution. A Saudi Arabian hacker declares cyber war on Israel. And Argentine tax payers rewarded with free music downloads.
A raft of Republican candidates are vying for support on Iowa Tuesday as President Barack Obama looks on. Reverend Jesse Jackson says they make Reagan look like a 'liberal'. Also, there's an insight into opinion among Syrians on the street about the Arab League. And, would you go for a gold facial if you had a spare $200? That's the focus for this Tuesday 3rd January, 2012.
One of the iconic images of the Arab Spring has been the sight of women taking to the streets to protest. Annette Young talks to Margot Bradan, a specialist in women and Islam, about whether the rise of Islamist parties in the Arab world will see women once again sidelined in public life.
MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Mon 31/10/2011: It's not unusual on Halloween for costumed ladies to come knocking on your door, but unfortunately this was no case of trick-or-treat at Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Paris apartment building. A group of Ukrainian feminists on a "European tour" decided to pay a visit to the former head of the IMF.
Amanda Knox dominates the front pages - but the American papers give her case a very different treatment to the British ones. We're also talking about Syrian opposition activists targeted abroad, Tea Party backers the Koch brothers, and whether Iceland is the world's best country for women.
MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Tues. 27/9/2011: France's new sports minister is under fire for controversial statements he's made about women in the past. Also, a storm in a tea cup over a photo of Martine Aubry, and French feminists call for the abolition of "Mademoiselle" (Miss) on official forms, saying women should not have to identify themselves on the basis of their marital status.
Even if very often rape cases get reduced to "he says, she says" and even if Dominique Strauss-Kahn is cleared in cases on both sides of the Atlantic, attitudes to sexism may perhaps never be the same.
Even if very often rape cases get reduced to "he says, she says" and even if Dominique Strauss-Kahn is cleared in cases on both sides of the Atlantic, attitudes to sexism may perhaps never be the same.
Thursday's international papers have plenty to say about the relationship between sex and politics in France. We look at two women columnists in the US saying they've had enough of French machismo. Meanwhile, Chile digs up a 30 year old murder mystery, and a man in California comes up with an unusual way of getting back a stolen laptop.
