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Executive committees at large companies are slowly opening to women
In 2010, women accounted for 7% of the members of CAC 40 executive and management committees.
Parity: women leaders are on the right track
INVESTIGATION — Spurred by the law, large groups are working to bring women into their leadership bodies. They are doing markedly better than start-ups.
Gender balance in corporate leadership gains ground
Women hold 46.4% of board seats at CAC 40 companies and 46.3% across the SBF 120, according to the 2023 IFA/Ethics & Boards study. France stands out in Europe.
Women at the head of large companies: France can still do better
Thanks to its quotas, France again leads Europe's large economies on women's presence on boards in 2023, and remains ahead of the United States. On management committees, parity is still some way off.
At large companies, women are beginning to take power
According to a study by the Institut Français des Administrateurs and Ethics & Boards, France is well placed on women in corporate leadership. But the targets of the Rixain law of 24 December 2021 have yet to be met.
Employers revise their governance code to take in environmental issues
Afep and Medef present a new version of their governance code on Tuesday. They recommend strengthening the board's ESG remit, notably by setting multi-year strategic direction, with particular attention to climate.
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