https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/eiffel-tower-chief-to-step-down-over-removal-of-women-staff-during-hindu-group-s-visitContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/eiffel-tower-chief-to-step-down-over-removal-of-women-staff-during-hindu-group-s-visithttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/eiffel-tower-chief-to-step-down-over-removal-of-women-staff-during-hindu-group-s-visit#u100059Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:45:19 +0000Eiffel Tower chief Patrick Branco Ruivo will step down at the end of this year following the removal of female staff during a private visit by the Hindu group BAPS. The operating company, SETE, described the exclusion of women as an unacceptable situation caused by operational failures. The decision sparked strikes and widespread outrage for contradicting France's value of equality. While an internal probe confirmed the sidelined staff, BAPS claims a Paris investigation found the group never explicitly requested the removal of women.Why it mattersThe controversy centers on the monastic pr