Sun, 22 November 2009
Some 450 pre-Columbian pieces in Quai Branly museum.
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Basil Howitt on criminal investigations in the coastal resorts.
Useful information on renting accommodation in Paris.
Relocating can have a big impact on your relationship.
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Dr Brenda Despontin, Principal at The British School of Brussels, appraises the success of women in the modern workplace.When Jane Austen complained in “Northanger Abbey” that history was solely about men, with “hardly any women at all - very tiresome”, the world was a different place, and it would be comforting to think that the history of our own times will tell a different tale. Opportunities here in Europe have never been so diverse to facilitate access to the top in any profession. In the UK, girls regularly outperform boys academically, and more females currently enter medical college than males. The picture becomes completely different, however, at Consultancy level.
Indeed, positions at the very top still appear elusive to women. A quick glance at the proportion of females in governments internationally reflects this startling imbalance. Though Argentina boasts 43% of its senate house as female, in Germany the figure is 18%, in France 16%, in the USA 14% and in the UK, just 19% in the Commons and 17% in the Lords. In 2006, the UK’s Equal Opportunities Commission claimed it would take another 20 years to achieve gender equality in civil service top management, 40 years to achieve it in the judiciary and up to 200 years (another 40 elections) to achieve an equal gender balance in Parliament.
Our expert Steven Grover delves into the murky waters of French healthcare for expats and asks how recent changes affect them?
Tax and estate planning figure prominently in the list of priorities of many financially secure expatriate residents of France.
From Gaelic clubs to Canadian Alumni organisations, there is bound to be an English-speaking club for you in France.
This is what you need to consider when making an early choice between purchasing or renting accommodation in France.
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