Sandrine Rousseau
Sandrine Rousseau (born 8 March 1972) is a French economist and politician. She's been a vice-president to the Lille University.[1]
Sandrine Rousseau | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1972 Maisons-Alfort, Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Political party | Europe Ecology – The Greens |
She is a member of Europe Ecology – The Greens. She describes herself as an eco-feminist.[2] Rousseau went public with accusation of sexual harassment against fellow Greens leader Denis Baupin during the MeToo movement.[3]
In 2021, she was a candidate for the open primary vote organized by Europe Ecology – The Greens for the 2022 French presidential election.[4] She qualified for the second round but lost to Yannick Jadot.[5]
Controversy
In 2021, Rousseau was criticized for being too absent on her university post, because of her participation in the electoral campaign.[6] In 2022 she sparked controversy by proposing that the law make non-participation in household chores a criminal offence.[7]
References
- "Sandrine Rousseau - Université de Lille". pro.univ-lille.fr. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- Angelique Chrisafis (23 September 2021). "'Eco-feminist' shocks French politics in bid for Greens' presidency". The Guardian.
- "Realist or radical? French Greens pick presidential candidate". France 24. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- "Who's who in the 2022 French presidential election". Le Monde.fr (in French). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- "French Greens narrowly choose MEP Yannick Jadot as presidential candidate". POLITICO. 28 September 2021.
- "A l'université de Lille, les « absences » de Sandrine Rousseau déplaisent". www.20minutes.fr (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- "Sandrine Rousseau propose de créer un "délit de non-partage des tâches domestiques"". BFMTV (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2022.