Two years early, nearly half of large listed companies already meet their gender-balance obligation
In leadership bodies and on boards alike, women's presence at the top of French companies reached an unprecedented level in 2024, according to a study by the Institut Français des Administrateurs and Ethics & Boards. Some 45% of CAC 40 companies already meet the Rixain law's requirement of 30% women on executive committees, which applies from 2026.
«Deux ans avant la deadline, la moitié des grandes entreprises cotées atteignent le premier seuil de féminisation de leur instance dirigeante», se félicite auprès de L’Usine Nouvelle Denis Terrien, le président de l’Institut français des administrateurs (IFA). En lien avec le cabinet Ethics & Boards, son association publie ce jeudi 29 février son baromètre sur la mixité dans ces organes chargés d’assister la direction générale, qu’il s’agisse de comités exécutifs ou de comités de direction.
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