“Equality is all year round”, we can read in the 95-page report on gender equality in 2022, presented this Tuesday during the Bordeaux city council by the environmentalist majority led by Pierre Hurmic. If she has avoided any triumphalism on the subject, she is trying to draw “a vision, a direction”, detailed the first deputy Claudine Bichet so that this issue of equality is integrated into public policies. The oppositions underlined the road remaining to be covered, while noting the seriousness and lucidity of the report.
Almost +50% subsidies for women’s rights associations
“Internally, the equality mission and its branch devoted to women’s rights saw the financial envelope increase by 49% between 2021 and 2022,” specifies the report. Or 180,000 euros for associations working for women’s rights. The first deputy specifies that multi-year objective contracts have also been concluded with five major partner structures. Overall, she notes that across all services 400,000 euros were distributed to all associations defending women’s rights, an increase of more than 33% compared to 2021.
44 women’s names out of the 62 names attributed to streets and establishments
The visibility of women is also played out in the streets and the names they bear. In 2022, the biography commission gave priority to the names of women who have left their mark on history and who had until then remained in the shadows “so that they can serve as models for new generations”, underlines the report. A total of 44 streets, squares and establishments were named after female names.
10% difference in salaries between men and women in the city of Bordeaux
Like the rest of society, a gap to the disadvantage of female city employees still exists, of around 10%, regardless of category, for equal work. The majority specifies that one of the difficulties arises from the fact that requests for part-time work come more from women than men, for example. Men are also proportionally more likely to hold a management position than women (15.8% compared to 12.6% for women). The pay gap between men and women is still narrowing slightly, compared to 2021.
Beyond the figures, the majority highlighted actions aimed at supporting women in their balance between professional and personal life, notably the reform of nursery places and the creation of after-school places. “It’s in-depth work that takes time,” recalled Claudine Bichet, speaking of a “cultural revolution.”
A three-year action plan on gender equality was voted in July 2022 by the majority of Pierre Hurmic.