France to make asking women for their phone numbers and wolf-whistling illegal
France is about to make it a criminal offence to harass someone in a public place and that includes bugging women for their phone number and wolf-whistling at a woman. France President Emmanuel Macron pledged during his campaign to end the culture of harassment and he is following through as a legislation is being drawn up to eliminate France's macho culture. Several recent surveys have revealed almost all French women have been harassed in the street, on public transport or elsewhere at some point. Marlène Schiappa, the gender equality under-secretary, has set up a working party to thrash out the details of the legislation. With four other MPs, she is working out a legal definition of street harassment and deciding what penalties offenders will face. Details of what will be made illegal are yet to be made public, but are likely to include wolf-whistling as Miss Schiappa has previously spoken out about it. Miss Schiappa has also previously spoken about a