Women in the French Senate

This article is to share the history and details of women in the French Senate.

[2] In mid-1999, an amendment was added to the French Constitution mandating gender parity in electoral candidates for senators.

[3] General de Gualle declared in June 23, 1942 that "all men and women will elect the National Assembly".

Marthe Simard and Lucie Aubrac were appointed members of the Provisional Consultative Assembly of Algiers:.

As a result of the law of parity, in 2021 women made up a third of the senators.