'French women have been free to open bank accounts for 60 years, but they still struggle to achieve financial independence'
- Posted on July 7, 2025
- By Le Monde
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'French women have been free to open bank accounts for 60 years, but they still struggle to achieve financial independence'
COLUMN. Women in France have had the right to open a bank account without their husband's permission for 60 years, since July 13, 1965. But the financial independence so desired by French women, according to a July 7 study, has yet to be achieved, explains Le Monde's Isabelle Chaperon in her column.
