Yvette Roudy (born 10 April 1929) is a French politician. She served as a member of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
from 1986 to 1993, and from 1997 to 2002, representing
Calvados
Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or pears, or from apples with pears.
History In France
Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Nor ...
.
She was the Minister of Women's Rights from 1981 to 1986.
She sponsored a law for
equal pay
Equal pay for equal work is the concept of labour rights that individuals in the same workplace be given equal pay. It is most commonly used in the context of sexual discrimination, in relation to the gender pay gap. Equal pay relates to the full ...
in 1983.
References
1929 births
Living people
People from Gironde
Politicians from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Socialist Party (France) politicians
Government ministers of France
Deputies of the 8th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 9th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Deputies of the 11th National Assembly of the French Fifth Republic
Mayors of places in Normandy
Women members of the National Assembly (France)
French women's rights activists
French socialist feminists
Women government ministers of France
20th-century French women politicians
21st-century French women politicians
Commanders of the Ordre national du Mérite
Officiers of the Légion d'honneur
Signatories of the 1971 Manifesto of the 343
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