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FRANCE
Sénat
Parliamentary bodies dealing with gender equality :
Senate Task Force on the Rights of Women and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women

Type of parliamentary body Specialized
Nature Permanent
Related to chambers Sénat
Date of creation This parliamentary Task Foce was established by virtue of law no. 99-585 of 12 July 1999.
Last renewal date N/A
Mandate
Membership Thirty-six members are appointed by the Senate "in such as way as to ensure proportional representation of parliamentary groups and a balanced representation of men and women and parliamentary committees". <p>Composition by sex: 10 men (27.8%), 25 women (72.2%)
Working methods
Relations with other parliamentary bodies
Relations with external bodies
Subjects dealt with The main issues addressed by the Task Force are: prostitution; equal opportunities for men and women; gender inequality in the workplace, including unequal pay; co-education; violence against women, especially domestic violence; and the status of women in the new member states of the European Union. The Task Force has also produced reports on Bills or draft laws on the rights of the family, and on parity in public life.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Main address Senate Task Force on the Rights of Womenand Equal Opportunities for Men and Women
15, rue Vaugirard
75291 Paris
CEDEX 06
France
Phone +33 1 42 34 31 69
E-mail delegation-femmes@senat.fr
Website http://www.senat.fr/commission/femmes/index.html
PRESIDING OFFICER(S)
Name Ms. Chantal Jouanno
Notes Chairperson
Address (if different from above)
Phone
Fax
E-mail c.jouanno@senat.fr
Website
Name Ms. Corinne Bouchoux
Notes Vice-Chairperson
Address (if different from above)
Phone
Fax
E-mail c.bouchoux@senat.fr
Website
Name Ms. Hélène Conway-Mouret
Notes Vice-Chairperson
Address (if different from above)
Phone
Fax
E-mail h.conway-mouret@senat.fr
Website
Name Mr. Alain Gournac
Notes Vice-Chairperson
Address (if different from above)
Phone
Fax
E-mail a.gournac@senat.fr
Website
Name Ms. Christiane Kammermann
Notes Voce-Chairperson
Address (if different from above)
Phone
Fax
E-mail c.kammermann@senat.fr
Website
Name Ms. Michelle Meunier
Notes Vice-Chairperson
Address (if different from above)
Phone
Fax
E-mail m.meunier@senat.fr
Website
Name Mr. Cyril Pellevat
Notes Vice-Chairperson
Address (if different from above)
Phone
Fax
E-mail c.pellevat@senat.fr
Website
Name Ms. Brigitte Gonthier-Maurin
Notes Vice-chairperson
Address (if different from above)
Phone
Fax
E-mail b.gonthier-maurin@senat.fr
Website
Name Ms. Joëlle Garriaud-Maylan
Notes Vice-Chairperson
Address (if different from above)
Phone
Fax
E-mail j.garriaud-maylam@senat.fr
Website
Name Mr. Roland Courteau
Notes Vice-Chairperson
Address (if different from above)
Phone
Fax
E-mail roland.courteau@wanadoo.fr
Website
Name Ms. Françoise Laborde
Notes Vice-Chairperson
Address (if different from above)
Phone
Fax
E-mail f.laborde@senat.fr
Website
SECRETARY
Name Ms. Valérie Douchez
Notes Advisor and Head of Secretariat
Address (if different from above)
Phone
Fax
E-mail v.douchez@senat.fr
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