France Rejects Woke Push to Feminise French Language in Schools
8 May 2021 France’s education ministry rejected leftist demands to radically feminise the French language in schools, which supporters claimed would have fostered a more gender-inclusive society. Leftists in France have increasingly targetted the grammatical structures of the language itself, with many adding the feminine “e” to the end of words that would not normally have it. The activists claim that by feminising the words, they are making women more “visible”. France24 explained the grammatical changes put forward by the left, as thus: Take the generic French word for leaders ...