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Quotas for women at large companies: results that do not lie
With the Copé-Zimmermann and then the Rixain laws on quotas at large companies, women are increasingly present in leadership bodies. But top management roles remain hard to reach, according to the latest IFA and Ethics & Boards barometer.
CAC 40, SBF 120 and workplace equality: where do women stand?
Since 2023 the Rixain law has required companies to reach 30% women on executive committees by 2026 and 40% by 2029. How are equality policies changing the picture, and where do the large CAC 40 and SBF 120 groups stand? The details.
Gender balance is moving more slowly on executive and management committees than on boards (IFA/Ethics & Boards)
In 2025, "women's share of boards reaches 47.7% in the CAC 40 and 46.6% in the SBF 120, confirming steady progress," say the IFA and Ethics & Boards, publishing on 27 February the third edition of their annual barometer on gender balance in SBF 120 and CAC 40 leadership.
France leads the Western world on board gender balance
INTERVIEW — Floriane de Saint Pierre, chair of Ethics & Boards, confirms the progress France has made on women's place on boards and management committees.
Gender balance: the SBF 120 still counts only 20 women as chief executive, chair or both
The share of women among senior executives and leadership bodies at France's large groups is rising. The Rixain law should lift it to 30% in 2026. Reaching 40% by 2029 will demand a far stronger commitment, the latest IFA-Ethics & Boards barometer finds. And the hardest test remains: gender balance in the chief…
Gender balance in corporate leadership advances, but a glass ceiling persists
Parity is all but reached on the boards of France's large companies, as the latest barometer from the Institut Français des Administrateurs and Ethics & Boards shows on Thursday 27 February. Top management roles are another matter. With new legal deadlines approaching fast, companies will have to move faster to…
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