Frenchwomen seek to reclaim 'yellow vest' protests with peaceful demonstration
Updated 09:49, 10-Jan-2019
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Hundreds of women marched through Paris and other French cities on Sunday in a bid to reclaim France's "yellow vest" protests as a peaceful grassroots movement. /VCG Photo

Hundreds of women marched through Paris and other French cities on Sunday in a bid to reclaim France's "yellow vest" protests as a peaceful grassroots movement. /VCG Photo

The female “yellow vest” demonstrations came a day after protests veered once more into violence as 50,000 people and police clashed on the streets. /VCG Photo

The female “yellow vest” demonstrations came a day after protests veered once more into violence as 50,000 people and police clashed on the streets. /VCG Photo

In the French capital, female protesters gathered at the Opera Bastille singing songs and clutching yellow balloons and marching peacefully with the aim of giving an unprecedented image to the movement and creating a non-violent space for dialogue. /VCG Photo

In the French capital, female protesters gathered at the Opera Bastille singing songs and clutching yellow balloons and marching peacefully with the aim of giving an unprecedented image to the movement and creating a non-violent space for dialogue. /VCG Photo

“It is very difficult for us to be highlighted in society as women, but we are more peaceful than men and we want to mobilize in a peaceful way," said Sophie Tissier, a 40-year-old demonstrator. /VCG Photo

“It is very difficult for us to be highlighted in society as women, but we are more peaceful than men and we want to mobilize in a peaceful way," said Sophie Tissier, a 40-year-old demonstrator. /VCG Photo