Today, women do the vast majority of household tasks, and it is also women who act as carers for relatives.

We were sold retirement at 65 for greater equality. However, pay equality has still not been achieved. In 2025, there are still more men than women on boards of directors and in positions of responsibility.

Ultimately, for a company, it is riskier to hire a woman who might become pregnant rather than a man. Male service allows this risk to be partially offset, and makes female applications no less attractive than those of men.

As long as pay equality is not achieved, we must not accept the obligation to serve.

When we have achieved equality (in pay, distribution of tasks, support for relatives, etc.), women will be willing to commit themselves like men.

Let's set aside the man-woman question; a problem for which it is clearly easier to shout slogans rather than create genuine discussion.

This vote is the perfect moment to change paradigm. It's no longer "men do military service", but "citizens take time for the community". It's an opportunity, for example, to provide civic education courses. Compulsory school ends at too early an age to really address certain subjects.

We observe a decline in political engagement and growing mistrust towards institutions. Citizen service could remedy this by providing spaces for dialogue and tools for debate, law, etc.

Yes, it involves a cost, but I see it as an investment for a healthier and more functional community. It's through dialogue and education that we combat misinformation. It's through cohesion and exchange that we make informed decisions.