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French President Emmanuel Macron has a new project to and an end to violence against women. The project aims to the public and schoolchildren about sexism and violence against women. It will also police support for victims of domestic violence. President Macron about the project on Saturday, which was the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The new project many aims. One aim is to school children about pornography. A second goal is to it easier for rape and assault victims to go to the police. Another plan is to stronger laws against harassing people in the street.

President Macron has reducing violence against women one of his main projects. During his speech, he a minute's silence for the 123 women by their husband or ex-husband in 2016. One woman is killed in France every three days. Mr Macron said: "France should no longer one of those countries where women in fear." Fewer than one woman in five goes to the police to violence against them. Macron said: "Criminals who , insult, touch, or attack women must identified and brought to justice." Macron's speech at a time when a growing number of powerful men in Hollywood, business, politics and the media charges of sexual assault.