Six out of the seven petitions have already been debated by MPs in the Chamber of Deputies. The one concerned with two work-free days per month for women due to menstruation cycles has been pushed back to Autumn.
MP Nancy Kemp-Arendt (CSV), who is the Chamber's petition commission president, commented on the evolution of the petitions: "Most proposals used to focus on areas such as the environment or transportation. Now, we see a shift towards health and families."
Another new focus appears to be remote work, with regular demands coming in to regulate home office hours by law. MP Kemp-Arendt also noted that housing remains an issue of critical importance for people.
When it comes to the success of the petition mechanism, the politician expressed her optimism: "The extension of parental leave for fathers, 3% tax on hygiene products, free tampons, all these changes came about thansk to public petitions."
