The French do not have Ms. but now will no longer have Mademoiselle only Madame, on official forms. Women will no longer be required to state their marital status and provide maiden names. It appears to be related to a resurgence of feminism in the wake of the DSK scandal. It is interesting to note that women in France were not permitted to vote until 1944!! That is a scandal unto itself.
http://www.france24.com/en/20120222-france-strikes-out-mademoiselle-coup-feminism
They've come a long way baby, but clearly not far enough.
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