Question

What was the status of women under napolean’s code

Answer 1

Answer:

The Napoleonic Code was considered a progressive legal system reflecting broad-minded values.

However, the code states about the equality before the law but didn't provide equal status to women. It was limited suffrage and reduced women to the status of a minor, subject to the authority of fathers and husbands.

Moreover, the Code reduced, if not decimated, male accountability for sexual acts, and thrust it squarely on women. For example, men were no longer convincible to paternity suits, or legally responsible for the support of illegitimate children.