Eiffel Tower operator's chief to step down after female staff removed during Hindu group visit
Patrick Branco Ruivo, head of the company running the Eiffel Tower, will leave at year's end after an inquiry found failings in organising a 5 September visit by a Hindu group, during which female staff were removed from their posts.
The story, neutrally told
Patrick Branco Ruivo, director general of the Eiffel Tower's operating company SETE since 2018, will step down at the end of the year. BBC NewsN “will leave his job at the end of the year, the company SETE said in a statement” Read at BBC News ↗ CBC NewsLC “Ruivo was appointed at the end of 2018.” Read at CBC News ↗ SETE said an investigation found operational failings in a visit by a delegation from the Hindu group BAPS, and called the exclusion of female staff "unacceptable". BBC NewsN “"operational flaws and shortcomings" in organising the visit led to the "unacceptable" removal of female staff” Read at BBC News ↗ CBC NewsLC “an investigation conducted by an independent firm uncovered a series of operational failures” Read at CBC News ↗ The visit took place on 5 September; the BBC says female staff were replaced by male colleagues and puts the delegation at around 100 people. BBC NewsN “They were replaced by male colleagues as a delegation of around 100 people” Read at BBC News ↗ CBC NewsLC “the visit on Sept. 5” Read at CBC News ↗
Staff reported being told to avoid certain areas, and a union representative said women felt "humiliated". BBC NewsN “"instructed not to go through or cross certain areas while the delegation was present"”“felt "humiliated"” Read at BBC News ↗ Staff went on strike and the tower was closed on 7 September. CBC NewsLC “was closed on Sept. 7 due to a staff strike” Read at CBC News ↗ BBC NewsN “The visit led to the closure of the tower as staff went on strike” Read at BBC News ↗ National Assembly president Yaël Braun-Pivet and Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire condemned the incident, and the mayor ordered two investigations. BBC NewsN “ordered two separate investigations” Read at BBC News ↗
SETE said the delegation had asked for limited "interactions with women" and that this should not have been accepted, while BAPS told the Associated Press it never asked for female employees to be hidden, removed or excluded. BBC NewsN “these conditions should not have been accepted” Read at BBC News ↗ CBC NewsLC “"never requested that female employees be hidden, removed or excluded from the visit."” Read at CBC News ↗ BAPS also apologised for "any pain or inconvenience caused". BBC NewsN “BAPS apologised "for any pain or inconvenience caused"” Read at BBC News ↗ SETE chair Ariel Weil said he had requested gender-equality measures and training. BBC NewsN “he had requested measures and training programmes promoting gender equality” Read at BBC News ↗ CBC NewsLC “has requested measures and training programs promoting gender equality to be implemented” Read at CBC News ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- Reports the resignation as the result of an independent inquiry, giving prominence to BAPS's denial.
- Emphasis
- BAPS's statement, the tower's closure and past strikes.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Omits politicians' reactions, the union's 'humiliated' comment and the reported replacement of women by men.
- Charged language
- “excluded”
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- Leads with the chief's departure and the backlash, adding political reaction and background on BAPS's beliefs and the criticism of segregation.
- Emphasis
- Political condemnation, union testimony, and BAPS's gender-segregation practices.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not report BAPS's denial that it asked for women to be excluded, nor the independent firm's role.
- Charged language
- “humiliated”
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Ruivo will leave at the end of the year.
- An investigation found operational failings that led to female staff being excluded from the visit.
- SETE called the situation unacceptable.
- Staff strikes closed the tower.
- Chair Ariel Weil requested gender-equality measures and training.
Where accounts differ
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Whether BAPS asked for women to be kept away
- Left
- CBC reports BAPS saying it never requested that female employees be hidden, removed or excluded, and that its monks' practices do not require this.
- Centre
- BBC reports SETE saying the delegation asked to limit "interactions with women", and that BAPS apologised.
Left1 article
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Eiffel Tower chief to step down after female staff excluded during Hindu delegation visit
Neutral Reports management failings and balances them with BAPS's denial that it requested exclusion.
Centre1 article
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Eiffel Tower chief to quit after female staff replaced by men during religious visit
Critical Presents the exit as fallout from discriminatory treatment of women, with context on BAPS segregation and its critics.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 29 Sep 17:56 First BBC NewsN Eiffel Tower chief to quit after female staff replaced by men during religious visit
- 30 Sep 12:25 +18h 29m CBC NewsLC Eiffel Tower chief to step down after female staff excluded during Hindu delegation visit
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