Eiffel Tower chief to step down after Hindu visit gender-exclusion strike

Eiffel Tower director Patrick Branco Ruivo will leave at year-end following a strike that closed the landmark for a day, triggered by female staff being excluded during a Hindu religious group's visit. The operator's announcement confirms the departure but leaves the exact role of the incident in the decision unclear. This matters as a governance and workplace-culture issue at a major French public institution.