Bureau of Sexist Affairs

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  • 2013
  • 1 Season

In these French comedy shorts, Isabelle Nanty and company present a lineup of the latest offenders from the gender wars. Nanty plays Judge Chaton from the Bureau of Sexist Affairs, middle-aged judge who casts a gimlet eye on the human foibles presented before her bench. Before and after the hearings, she kibbitzes with her enigmatic, metrosexual assistant, Florent Charles.

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Seasons
Forced Vacations
21. Forced Vacations
January 1, 2013
A young mother describes a vacation with her husband and family - in which her husband's playmates tagged along to keep him entertained.
Male Infantilization
20. Male Infantilization
January 1, 2013
Superwoman won't let her husband help with the chores because his work doesn't meet her high standards.
Employment of Older Women
19. Employment of Older Women
January 1, 2013
After a A 58-year-old woman is dismissed by male co-workers as over the hill, she brings her complaint to the Judge.
Wage Discrimination
18. Wage Discrimination
January 1, 2013
It's a brave man who has the gall to tell Judge Chaton that women should be paid less than men.
Abusive Teaching
17. Abusive Teaching
January 1, 2013
A gifted student wants to study science, but her Neanderthal professor doesn't think girls can handle the work.
Violation of Privacy
16. Violation of Privacy
January 1, 2013
When a high school girl's intimate photos are posted on Facebook, her reputation is ruined.
Feminist Contradictions
15. Feminist Contradictions
January 1, 2013
A young woman confronts the contradictions of her upbringing by a feminist mother, who indulged her husband and son to excess.
Fairy Tales
14. Fairy Tales
January 1, 2013
Two children's authors can't agree on how to portray women in their books.
Physical Education
13. Physical Education
January 1, 2013
Two ideologues square off when an PE teacher with old-fashioned ideas comes up against a dad who raised his daughter to be a warrior.
Manipulation of Images
11. Manipulation of Images
January 1, 2013
A young graphic artist at a fashion magazine is told by her editor to photoshop images.
Sexism in Politics
10. Sexism in Politics
January 1, 2013
A female politician finds herself combating chauvinist attitudes among her male colleagues.
Not Sharing Chores
9. Not Sharing Chores
January 1, 2013
A slacker dad gets his comeuppance after Judge Chaton learns about his parenting during one of his wife's absences.
Harmful Influence
8. Harmful Influence
January 1, 2013
The mother of a teenage girl finds herself no match for the simplistic slogans on her daughter's T-shirts.
Employment Discrimination
7. Employment Discrimination
January 1, 2013
Judge Chaton stands up for male midwives who get no respect from mainstream female doctors.
Representations of Women
6. Representations of Women
January 1, 2013
A music video producer wants an actress to appear half-naked in his video, while she prefers to keep her clothes on and make a point about world poverty.
Gender Confusion
5. Gender Confusion
January 1, 2013
A school principal insists on only calling the moms when it concerns anything for her students.
Overvaluing Boys' Jobs
4. Overvaluing Boys' Jobs
January 1, 2013
Since when is working on ground-breaking vaccines not enough? When you're a woman with a mother who can only see the successes of your accountant brother.
Women's On-Screen Ages
3. Women's On-Screen Ages
January 1, 2013
A middle-aged actress accuses her director of being only interested in the talents of younger actresses.
Promotion Discrimination
2. Promotion Discrimination
January 1, 2013
A working mother encounters an old boys club on the job, which excludes her from promotions.
Slander
1. Slander
January 1, 2013
A woman describes the social atrocities committed by her boorish, chauvinist boss.
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  • Premiere Date
    January 1, 2013