A report published on Monday, November 18, calls for raising the tone regarding “a scourge ignored for too long” sexual and gender violence “under a relationship of authority or power” in all sectors, from sports to culture and politics. “Seven years after #metoo, it is clear that incidents of sexual and sexist violence (SGBV) persist under relationships of authority or power”underlines this report published at the end of a mission launched last spring.
This mission was entrusted to six personalities: the senior official Christine Abrossimov, the general secretary of the National Association of Human Resources Directors, Christine Caldeira, the former tennis player Angélique Cauchy, the former senator Bariza Khiari, the gynecologist Marie-France Olieric and the lawyer Raquel-Flore Pardo.
“We are talking here about an issue that can potentially worry us all”pointed out M.me Pardo during the presentation of the report to the press in Paris. “Authority and power may seem like big words, but in reality, whether it is the world-famous star or simply the mayor of a town or even the head of a hospital department, the context, the mechanisms of domination in action are the same. »
“Zero tolerance”
“Too often, men who have ascendancy through their hierarchy or power find themselves in a position of domination.”points out the 170-page report that insists that no sector is spared and that points out “persistent inequalities” between women and men creating a “propitious terrain for sexual and sexist violence”.
“It is very evident that the more we live in a world of equality, the less sexist and sexual violence there will be, especially in terms of access to positions of responsibility.”insists gynecologist Marie-France Olieric. AND “The more we raise awareness, the more we educate about sexist and sexual violence, the fewer potential aggressors and victims we will have. »
“If we want people to have confidence in justice, but also in their businesses”continues, it is essential to show a “Zero tolerance, which must imply a deployment of sanctions.”
Forty-one recommendations
In total, the report makes 41 recommendations, including 15 “priorities in the world of work” and 10 in the specific areas of health, culture, sports and political institutions. also asks “launch a Grenelle on sexist and sexist violence”.
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Among the key measures, those that condition the payment of public aid (State-Public Administrations) to the effective implementation of SGBV prevention measures (training, communication, etc.) stand out. The mission also recommends trusting “certification and control by an independent body” training organizations on sexual and gender violence and “of those who carry out internal investigations”.
She also suggests “create a label “Act against sexist and sexual violence” to distinguish the structures that implement adapted training and prevention tools”. To better identify this violence, the mission also wants “generalize listening and reporting structures”.
Prevention of SGBV, “a mandatory topic for negotiation”
In the specific field of sport, the report recommends conditioning the professional sports card “effective monitoring” SGBV awareness. “There must also be more and more teams with two head coaches, to avoid dual relationships between coaches and students”underlines Angélique Cauchy. “Many times they are exclusively men and the coach then becomes the only reference, the absolute word”adds the former tennis player, raped by her former coach when she was a minor.
Finally, within the company, the report recommends preventing this violence “a mandatory topic for negotiation” at all levels “under penalty of sanction for businessmen”.
Some “9% of rapes or attempted rapes take place at work, 30% of employees have already been sexually harassed or assaulted in the workplace and 70% of these victims say they have never talked about it.” with your employer.”according to a press release from the inter-union unions (CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC, Unsa, Solidaires, FSU) published on Monday.
