Tens of thousands demonstrated across France for International Women's Day, with associations calling for a strike for equality. The slogan 'premières de corvée' highlighted the women whose paid and unpaid work kept society running, including care, cleaning, retail and education labor made especially visible during the pandemic. Feminist organizers linked wage inequality and violence to the unequal distribution of social reproduction and public resources.
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What did the 2021 feminist slogan 'premières de corvée' highlight?
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The phrase emphasized often undervalued workers and social-reproduction labor.
The 2021 feminist mobilization highlighted undervalued care and essential work.
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The 'premières de corvée' framing centered women whose work sustained society.