Women have waged several struggles to reach their current position in society. The right to open a bank account was not as easy to obtain. So in what year did they obtain this right?
The conditions of women before the passing of this law
Women have been excluded from the economy and finance for a long time. About 50 years ago, a law finally allowed women to open a bank account on their own. Indeed, before this law a married woman did not have the right to open a bank account without the consent of her husband. She had to present an authorization signed by her husband before she could open an account. This then kept women in total dependence on their husbands. Also, before this law, women did not have the right to work on their own. Before being accepted for employment they had to present a document proving the agreement of the spouse.
July 13, 1965 in France
After several struggles, the women finally won their case. Thus, a law was passed in parliament in France on July 13, 1965. This law passed grants women the right to open their bank accounts without the authorization of a man and also the right to work freely without the advice of their husband. This law was a starting point for the independence of women. She has changed the lives of many women around the world. Indeed, after this law more and more women began to work and claim their freedom that had been violated for a long time. And women did not stop there, in a few years the influence of men diminished and they had more and more of a voice.
