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Men will be fined on the spot for wolf-whistling women on French streets, the country's women's minister has said.

Marlene Schiappa, 34, a feminist is trying to tackle sexist male attitudes in public spaces with new legislation currently being piloted.

Men will be fined for lecherous, aggressive behaviour or anything deemed harassment under the policy.

But a definition of harassment and the amount of money harassers will be fined have yet to be decided upon.

'It's completely necessary because at the moment street harassment is not defined in the law,' she told RTL radio today in a major interview to outline the law, which is to be voted on next year.

The 'MeToo' hashtag encouraging women to share their experiences is among the top 10 trends on French Twitter, and a new one has emerged - #balancetonporc ('Expose the Pig') - to report sexual harassment in the workplace.

Asked about the difficulty of drawing a line between harassment and flirtation, the minister replied:

'We know very well at what point we start feeling intimidated, unsafe or harassed in the street.'

She cited examples such as when a man invades a woman's personal space - 'by talking to you 10, 20 centimetres from your face' - or follows a woman for several blocks, or 'asks for your number 17 times.'

A cross-party taskforce composed of five MPs has been asked to work with police and magistrates to come up with a definition of harassment that can be enforced by officers on the streets.

'The level of the fine is part of our discussions,' Schiappa said, adding that neighbourhood police would act on complaints brought to their attention by women.

DailyMail.