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SBF 120: 43.6% women in governance, three at the head of a CAC 40 group
For the first time, three women will lead a CAC 40 heavyweight. Ten years after the Copé-Zimmermann law imposed quotas for women on boards, the road to economic power has been long.
Christel Heydemann at Orange: a third woman at the head of a CAC 40 group
For the first time, in 2022, three women will lead a CAC 40 heavyweight. Ten years after the Copé-Zimmermann law imposed quotas for women on boards, the road to economic power has been long.
Companies: parity advances slowly but surely in leadership bodies
On Friday, Christel Heydemann was appointed chief executive of Orange, becoming one of only two women to lead a CAC 40 group. Women's presence is growing all the same — slowly.
"Number one": the slow ascent of women leaders
In Femmes dirigeantes. Comment elles ont osé, published on Thursday 27 January by Plon, Marie-Virginie Klein sets out to explain why women leaders remain exceptions. Executive committees and boards are opening to women, yes — but by measured steps: the glass ceiling has not yet shattered.
At the head of CAC 40 companies, a slow opening to women
Tipped to lead Orange, Christel Heydemann could become the second woman to run a CAC 40 company. Among France's 120 largest listed companies, only 14 are headed by a woman. Even so, France ranks well.
France's large companies: parity in sight on boards, not at the top
Women have joined the boards of France's large companies in numbers over the past decade, but top management roles still resist them — as Christel Heydemann bids to take the helm at Orange.
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