‘Degendering’ the Pantheon: A Curious French Priority
31st August 2025
In a few days’ time, France risks finding itself without a government, with a wind of revolt blowing through the streets and the financial markets in turmoil over the spiralling public debt that nothing seems able to stop, but the urgent issue lies elsewhere. Élisabeth Borne, former prime minister recycled as Minister of National Education, retains a sense of real priorities: what if all our present ills stem from the poorly gendered dedication that adorns the Pantheon, the monument that stands in the heart of Paris in honour of the nation’s heroes?