This graph shows the percentage of French people who have experienced discrimination based on gender, age, origin, skin color, religion, health condition, disability, pregnancy/maternity in France in 2016, distributed by gender and type of discrimination. It appears that more than 23 percent of responding women stated that they have already been discriminated because of their gender compared to 5.5 percent of responding men.
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Percentage of people who have experienced discrimination based on gender, age, origin, skin color, religion, health condition, disability, pregnancy/maternity in France in 2016, by type and gender
Characteristic
Women
Men
Age
16.9%
13.8%
Gender
23.7%
5.5%
Origin or skin color
5.6%
9.6%
Religion
1.7%
2.4%
Health condition/Disability
6.1%
5.3%
Pregnancy/Maternity
7.2%
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ILO, & Défenseur des droits. (March 24, 2017). Percentage of people who have experienced discrimination based on gender, age, origin, skin color, religion, health condition, disability, pregnancy/maternity in France in 2016, by type and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/982298/people-discrimination-by-type-and-gender-france/
ILO, und Défenseur des droits. "Percentage of people who have experienced discrimination based on gender, age, origin, skin color, religion, health condition, disability, pregnancy/maternity in France in 2016, by type and gender ." Chart. March 24, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982298/people-discrimination-by-type-and-gender-france/
ILO, Défenseur des droits. (2017). Percentage of people who have experienced discrimination based on gender, age, origin, skin color, religion, health condition, disability, pregnancy/maternity in France in 2016, by type and gender . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/982298/people-discrimination-by-type-and-gender-france/
ILO, and Défenseur des droits. "Percentage of People Who Have Experienced Discrimination Based on Gender, Age, Origin, Skin Color, Religion, Health Condition, Disability, Pregnancy/Maternity in France in 2016, by Type and Gender ." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982298/people-discrimination-by-type-and-gender-france/
ILO & Défenseur des droits, Percentage of people who have experienced discrimination based on gender, age, origin, skin color, religion, health condition, disability, pregnancy/maternity in France in 2016, by type and gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/982298/people-discrimination-by-type-and-gender-france/ (last visited July 22, 2025)
Percentage of people who have experienced discrimination based on gender, age, origin, skin color, religion, health condition, disability, pregnancy/maternity in France in 2016, by type and gender [Graph], ILO, & Défenseur des droits, March 24, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/982298/people-discrimination-by-type-and-gender-france/
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