[LINK] "Stick to Facts, sir!": The French banlieues

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Over at European Tribune, Alex in Toulouse examines the socioeconomic situations of France's immigrant populations and in the "sensitive suburbs" of France. He notes that although immigrants are less likely to find jobs and that discrimination seems to be a major reason, women do much better than men. This, perhaps, explains the popularity of patriarchal religions and cultural models; also, the active disinterest of women in said.