Millions of people across France have taken to the streets to protest the government’s pension reforms since January. Women have been an integral and important part of the demonstrations. Indeed, retirement reflects a person’s career, but it also reveals lifetime inequalities: In France, women’s pensions are 40% lower than men’s. How did this happen? When was the French woman cast? FRANCE 24’s Catherine Viette and Julie Chouteau take a closer look in this special edition French focus.
