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It is a humanitarian commitment of more than 10 years that the National Order of the Legion of Honor has just saluted by presenting the highest honorary decoration to Dr Béatrice Cuzin , urologist at the Hospices Civils de Lyon . In particular its all-out action with women victims of sexual mutilation, both in the team of Professor Pierre Foldès , the inventor of a method of repairing female circumcision, and in the context of Équilibres et Populations , a association founded by two journalists, Dr Marie-Claude Tesson and Robert Toubon . A woman recognized in a world of men “ This decoration is a great social recognition , ” says Dr. Cuzin . Of my commitment in the field with women of course, but in general with the status of women. Parity between men and women is beginning to become more commonplace , as evidenced by the list of the Legion of Honor this year. Béatrice Cuzin was supported at key moments in her career by men, doctors and soldiers in the field . "Older men like Professor Jean-Michel Dubernard , known as "Max", head of the urology and transplant surgery department in Lyon, trusted me and wanted to train me without concession "like a man". As for military action, it is very gratifying to have been able to rally them to our cause, as in Cambodia and in Africa. »