Paris given ‘absurd’ fine for employing too many women
France24 | December 15, 2020

Paris (AFP) – Paris city authorities have been fined for employing too many women in senior positions, a decision mocked as “absurd” by mayor Anne Hidalgo on Tuesday.

The fine of 90,000 euros ($110,000) was demanded by France’s public service ministry on the grounds that Paris city hall had broken national rules on gender parity in its 2018 staffing.

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Hidalgo said she was faulted because 11 women and only five men were named to management positions in city hall in 2018, meaning that 69 percent of the appointments went to women.