Their slogans, like in previous protests, focused around president Macron, whose resignation is demanded by the gilets jaunes. "Macron, you're doomed, women are in the streets", they chanted. Signs and banners in Paris' Bastille square, where the women gathered, also read: "I am your sister", "I am your colleague", "I am your mother".

Macron announced €420m for 2018 to be spent towards equality and said that “funds dedicated to fighting violence against women have already been increased by 13 per cent”. But it’s a bit more complex than that. Taking a closer look at the planned budget, De Haas realised that the €420m figure was not simply allocated to fighting violence against women. In fact, only 15 per cent of this figure – around €65m – will really go towards preventing domestic abuse, she said.