Osez le féminisme !

Osez le féminisme ! is a French feminist organization created in 2009 following a large petition against budget cuts to the Planning familial proposed in the Bachelot reform. About ten young women met on 5 April 2009 and decided to create a new feminist organization, choosing the name "Osez le féminisme !". The association grew quickly, launched a journal, and organized a first training weekend in Lyon. It has more than 26 branches across France and abroad, over 100,000 people on its Facebook page, and regular media presence. It has been a member of the Haut Conseil à l'Egalité entre les femmes et les hommes since 9 January 2013, and is also a member of the board of the Coordination Française pour le Lobby Européen des Femmes (CLEF) and of the bureau of the Centre Hubertine Auclert.

In 2009, the Bachelot reform planned budget cuts for the Planning familial; a large petition mobilized French society widely. Following this mobilization, about ten young women met on 5 April 2009 at one of their homes and decided to create a new feminist organization. They chose the name "Osez le féminisme !", setting aside "les clitoridiennes". The association grew very quickly, launched a journal, and organized a first training weekend in Lyon: Osez le féminisme ! was born. It innovated in activism methods by launching a major campaign "Contre le viol – La Honte doit changer de Camp" with the CFCV and Mix-Cité, based on strong web and social media mobilization. Today, Osez le féminisme ! has more than 26 branches across France and abroad, over 100,000 people on its Facebook page, and a regular media presence that allows it to spread its ideas and have an impact on institutions and public opinion. Osez le féminisme ! has been a member of the Haut Conseil à l'Egalité entre les femmes et les hommes since 9 January 2013, represented by Magali de Haas (2013-2016) and then by Claire Serre-Combe since 29 January 2016. The association is also a member of the board of the Coordination Française pour le Lobby Européen des Femmes (CLEF) and a member of the bureau of the Centre Hubertine Auclert.

1. 1Osez le feminisme ! – On ne nait pas féministe, on le devient…osezlefeminisme.fr
2. 2Historique – Osez le feminisme !osezlefeminisme.fr