Why Does This Absurd "Trouser Law" Exist In Paris?

According to a French law of eighteenth Century, which has not yet been formally abolished, Paris women are allowed to wear pants only when riding or riding bicycles.

Because this law is still valid in theory, Paris streets today can be said to be full of "illegal women", while Paris policemen wearing long trousers are all guilty of "knowing the law and breaking the law".

A few days ago, 10 French parliamentarians have submitted a motion to the parliament jointly to urge the parliament to amend the law and abolish the absurd law of "women who are not allowed to wear trousers in Paris".

According to reports, the law that women in Paris could not wear trousers to the streets was formulated by the then director of the Paris police department in 1799. The law stipulates that women in Paris must wear a feminine skirt. If they want to dress like men, they must obtain the special permission order of the local police bureau.

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In 1892, the law that allowed Paris women to wear trousers went out and the conditions were relaxed. The amendment stipulates that "Paris women can be allowed to wear trousers when riding a bridle."

In 1909, the law was amended again. An additional clause stipulates that "women in Paris are allowed to wear trousers when they are riding their bikes or bicycles."

This absurd "trouser method" has been in France for over 200 years and has not been formally abolished until now.

In 1969, in the global movement for equality between men and women, the then Paris municipal government asked the Commissioner of the Paris police to immediately abolish the decree that "Paris women should not wear trousers". However, the Commissioner of the Paris police refused this request, and replied that it was "unwise" to abolish this outdated decree through written words.

In 2003, a right-wing member of the French people's movement Union sent a letter to the French cabinet minister, who was in charge of equality between men and women, and demanded the abolition of this absurd law. However, the minister replied, "no need to stop, sometimes it is more effective to intervene than to amend the law."

In order to abolish this absurd ancient law, 10 French parliamentarians have submitted a motion to the French parliament jointly, demanding that the French parliament should amend the laws and make this absurd "trouser law" die.

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