French feminists have called for a ban on use of the term 'mademoiselle' after claiming it is 'sexist and condescending'. The term, which is the Gallic equivalent of 'miss', should be removed from the ...

Paris: Forget what you learned in French class about "madame" and "mademoiselle." The French government now says women's marital status shouldn't matter, at least when it comes to this country's ...

epa02923296 Members of feminist protest group 'La Barbe' (The Beard) demonstrate outside the French television TF1 studios, in Paris, France, 18 September 2011. Former International Monetary Fund ...

FRENCH fashion icon Coco Chanel was always happily known as Mademoiselle, but feminists in the country are fighting to eradicate the famous title from modern usage. Several feminist groups launched a ...

PARIS (AP) – Forget what you learned in French class about “madame” and “mademoiselle.” The French government now says women’s marital status shouldn’t matter, at least when it comes to this country’s ...