Overview

• Polling of 148 groups by the Fondation des Femmes reports 71% in worsened financial health in 2025, with an average 15% drop in subsidies versus 2024.
• Associations cite a €31 million mid‑year shortfall, equal to 45% of needed resources, leading to reduced or closed services, with three quarters of rural groups cutting walk‑in hours.
• Reported sources of cuts are chiefly local authorities, including departmental councils at 38%, communes at 31%, the ministry for women’s rights at 26%, and regional bodies at 25%.
• Networks describe job losses and closures, including the CIDFF in Vienne losing Justice Ministry funding, 13 layoffs in Ardèche, and 15 jobs cut in Brittany.
• The foundation says the national women’s rights budget stayed nominally stable while funds shifted to emergency aid under Programme 137 rather than association operations, prompting warnings of increased risks for victims.