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Just 6% of streets are named after women
Inequality on the streets
With too few streets named for women – just 6% in France and only 4% in Paris – two politicians are calling on communes for some balance.
Indre-et-Loire MP Sophie Auconie and Vendée senator Annick Billon want communes to name a street for a woman.
