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Women on boards and executive committees: France passes the United States for the first time
Laws encouraging women's appointment to boards and management committees have had a fast and effective impact. France now ranks ahead of the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany. The number of women actually running companies, however, remains very low — as in most industrialised countries.
Women at the head of large companies: quotas are not enough
Over the past decade women have made their way into corporate leadership bodies — without breaking the glass ceiling entirely.
Gender equality: the law can do a great deal, but not everything
From 1 March 2026 companies must adopt quotas to raise the proportion of women in leadership bodies. They follow earlier measures that have already proved themselves. What remains is to draw more young women towards technical and growing professions — and that means changing the culture of society as a whole.
Is women's place in corporate leadership still improving?
Days before 8 March, the question of women's place in the leadership of large companies. Sarah Lemoine has the details.
Where does equality between women and men stand in companies?
On Friday 1 March, companies must report their workplace equality index, which measures among other things the pay gap between women and men.
CAC 40 and SBF 120: gender balance keeps improving in leadership bodies
According to the new IFA/Ethics & Boards barometer, CAC 40 and SBF 120 companies have moved ahead of the Rixain law's quotas for executive and management committees. France now ranks among the leaders on these questions.
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