#metoo, moi non plus

Do French women really think differently about sexual harassment - and if so, does feminism have national borders? Catherine Deneuve was one of 100 prominent women who signed an open letter to Le Monde critiquing the #metoo movement. "We believe that the freedom to say yes to a sexual proposition cannot exist without the freedom to pester," they wrote. Have the French mastered a more sophisticated approach to relations between men and women, based around seduction - or is this a myth that sustains male power? Parisian journalist Catherine Guilyardi investigates.Producer: Estelle DoyleContributors: Claude Habib - historian and author of "Galanterie francaise"Elaine Sciolino - ex New York Times Paris bureau chief and author of "La Seduction" and "Rue des Martyrs"Eric Fassin - professor of sociology, Paris-8 UniversitySylvie Kauffman - editorial director and columnist at Le Monde Sandra Muller - journalist and founder of #balancetonporcCécile Fara and Julie Marangé - feminist activists, organisers of the Street Art and Feminism tour in Paris Fatima El Ouasdi - feminist activist and founder of Politiqu'ellesPeggy Sastre - philosopher of science and author of "Male Domination Doesn't Exist".

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