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    Demystifying French women by breaking through the glass ceiling

    Paris is one of those cities that seems like it’s encased in amber, where the French colonial past and rigid class structure doesn’t make it easy for women to ascend. They do nevertheless and are forcing a reckoning throughout all walks of life.

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    By Evan Kleiman • Aug 28, 2020 • 1 min read

    Paris is one of those cities that seems like it’s encased in amber, where the French colonial past and rigid class structure doesn’t make it easy for women to ascend. They do nevertheless and are forcing a reckoning throughout all walks of life. Travel and food writer Lindsey Tramuta explores the rise of “The New Parisienne.”

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    Africa in Paris, Afghani dumplings in Oz, dineLA
    1. 0:00Demystifying French women by breaking through the glass ceilingYou’re reading this
    2. 9:53Visiting Little Africa in Paris
    3. 19:09Introducing the world to Nigerian food by way of jollof rice
    4. 30:55Steamed dumplings and banjaan borane: Afghani food in Oz
    5. 41:46Support restaurants by hitting the patio or ordering out during dineLA
    6. 48:28Find the best tomatoes for pizza, and believe in magical grapes at the farmer’s market
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    The full episode

    1 of 6
    Africa in Paris, Afghani dumplings in Oz, dineLA
    1. 0:00Demystifying French women by breaking through the glass ceilingYou’re reading this
    2. 9:53Visiting Little Africa in Paris
    3. 19:09Introducing the world to Nigerian food by way of jollof rice
    4. 30:55Steamed dumplings and banjaan borane: Afghani food in Oz
    5. 41:46Support restaurants by hitting the patio or ordering out during dineLA
    6. 48:28Find the best tomatoes for pizza, and believe in magical grapes at the farmer’s market
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