Since 2017, despite “undeniable mobilization”the policy of equality between women and men carried out by the French government has only allowed “limited progress”due to“method errors”reports the Court of Auditors in a report made public Thursday September 14.
The institution that monitors the use of public funds considers that, despite the fact that gender equality has been designated as “great national cause”the latter does not however benefit from a “global strategy” nor of a “effective management”. It thus reveals a ” diversity “ strategic plans, which have not been consolidated “in a single roadmap” monitored regularly at an interministerial level.
The management of this policy has also been made ” difficult “ by “shortcomings in the design of the measures themselves” : many of them are not “not based on a precise diagnosis of situations and needs”. In addition, many measures “were not accompanied by means, nor an implementation timetable, nor results indicators, nor targets, which makes their evaluation impossible”deplores the financial jurisdiction.
The need for a “measurable and evaluable roadmap”
Consequently, the Court of Auditors recommends declining the new interministerial plan for equality between women and men 2023-2027 in “a measurable and evaluable roadmap”including the description of ” means “ allocated, imposed schedules and “targets”. This should be the subject of a “interministerial monitoring calendar”. She also recommends designing a “interministerial action evaluation program” carried out by the State and by the organizations it finances.
For the moment, the fight for professional equality and that against domestic violence, two projects that have become priorities for the government, have not “only partially advanced”according to the Court of Auditors.
When it comes to equality at work, progress in reducing inequalities in the private sector remains “slow, despite a growing legislative arsenal over several decades”.
Concerning the fight against domestic violence, the independent jurisdiction welcomes the progress made for the protection of victims (reinforced listening and support systems, high-danger telephones distributed) and the support for perpetrators (creation of support centers authors, wearing anti-reconciliation bracelets). But she regrets the lack of implementation of measures “to change mentalities”such as those relating to prevention focused on education.
The World with AFP