France: National plan of action for fighting sexual harassment on public transport
Topic EqualityServicesProcessesPublic TransportEducation & TrainingAwarenessSafety and SecurityPolicy Document
Initiator: The French Government
To fight sexual harassment in public transport.
Define and measure sexual harassment and sexual violence in public spaces, in particular in public transport;
Work closely with transport operators in order to adapt the alarm system together with the transport actors and communicate it to all actors in this field;
Train professionals in the transport sector to deal with sexual harassment and sexual violence in public transport sector and to guide victims of such violence;
Develop the organisation of the public transport system to better take into account women's needs, e.g. stops on demand, longer hours of the public transport means, etc.;
Reduce the exposure of both women and men to sexual commercials, e.g. in slogans, images, etc.;
Improve the knowledge of public institutions so that they are better prepared to recognize and deal with acts of harassment;
Initiate a national awareness-raising campaign that was made in cooperation with civil society;
Integrate actions against sexual harassment in public policies for education to equality and sexuality;
Ensure a proper application of the law;
Ensure necessary human and financial resources to implement the national action plan.
[1] Press release describing the initiative.
https://www.haut-conseil-egalite.gouv.fr/violences-de-genre/actualites/article/lancement-de-la-campagne