When the French bans were proposed during the middle of 2009, Canberra journalist Virginia Haussegger argued on her blog for its prohibition on the grounds of gender equality:
Wakati marufuku ya Kifaransa ilipopendekezwa katikati ya mwaka 2009, mwandishi wa habari wa Canberra Virginia Haussegger alitoa hoja kwenye blogu yake kwa ajili ya katazo lake kwa sababu ya usawa wa kijinsia: