“We want equal pay now,” argues Martine Sagit, of the CGT of Alès, in the preamble to Women’s Rights Day

Les femmes de l'union locale CGT d'Alès sont en première ligne pour défendre leurs droits. MIDI LIBRE – CHARLES LEDUC

Pour la Journée internationale du droit des femmes, une manifestation sera organisée dans l’hyper-centre de la capitale des Cévennes, vendredi 8 mars, à 10 h 30.

"It’is not a day like any other", attacks Martine Sagit, the general secretary of the local CGT union in Alès, at the evocation of March 8, International Women's Day. She, who is pleased that the right to abortion is included in the Constitution, is saddened that many others are still not respected. "We don’equal pay. This is a crucial point for us, she argues, indicating that experts predict that this will not be won before 2186. "We're not going to wait until then! We want equal pay now."

"We need to prove ourselves more"

Cathy Hastey, who is a social worker, campaigns for "the recognition and promotion of women's professions" and regrets, example, that’"we need to prove ourselves more" to access a position of responsibility . "We don’have the same treatments in all areas", denounces, in turn, Dominique Rodriguez, agent of&rsquo ;reception in a social center. "Employers do not hire young people for fear that they might become pregnant…"

"And for the CGT, it's also a call to strike!"

Not without having a thought for their "Ukrainian, Russian and Palestinian sisters faced with war", because "we demand peace in the world and peace for women", Martine Sagit announces the holding of a demonstration, at the start of the sub-prefecture of Alès, Friday March 8, at 10:30 a.m. "And for the CGT, it’is also a call to strike!", specifies the CGT general secretary. That day, at the Labor Exchange in Rochebelle, an exhibition will also be installed on the struggles of women in Gard, by the Gard Institute of Social History (IHS), with a debate at 14 hours.