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21st September 2017
09:11pm BST

Marlène said: "The idea is to characterise street harassment so that the police can impose fines on men who follow women on the streets, intimidate them and harass them in public space.
"It is a cultural struggle to bring down the tacit consensus of acceptance of violence."
She told The Guardian: "Twenty euros would be a bit humiliating, €5,000 would be more of a deterrent."
The measure comes after a survey conducted in the country showed that basically every woman in France has been harassed on the street.
President Macron also promised that the matter would be dealt with during his election earlier this year.Explore more on these topics: