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The glass ceiling is cracking, slowly
In the United Kingdom as in France, the glass ceiling is cracking — but it holds. With Jennie Daly's appointment as chief executive of Taylor Wimpey, women's presence in the FTSE 100 continues to grow.
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.
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