"To be visible. Walking in the street without fear. Expressing our opinions loud and clear. This is what society prohibits for women and minorities. And that is what this book is about.

Gentlemen who hold the reins, if you want to solve the problem, feminist researchers and activists have done the job. The mechanisms are identified, the solutions exist. It's all there. What is missing now is your will. Every day, we see that it is null and void. Clearly, the idea of living in a world where women are truly equal to men does not excite you any more than that. "L.B.

With Présentes, Lauren Bastide signs an ultra-documented feminist manifesto, nourished by the reflections of the most inspiring activists of the #MeToo generation. A book to put in everyone's hands to better understand the new feminist and anti-racist struggles of today.

Lauren Bastide is a journalist, creator of La Poudre, a feminist podcast with over 10 million listeners, and co-founder of the production studio Nouvelles Ecoutes.

She was editor-in-chief of Elle magazine, a columnist on Canal Plus, producer of the programme "Les Savantes" on France Inter and has been active since 2016 with the association of women journalists Prenons la Une.

With a degree in political science and gender studies, she has made the representation of women in the media the focus of her journalistic and activist work.