AT THE GLOBAL MEETING, THE CEOs COMMITTING FOR GENDER EQUALITY
Women’s Forum Global Meeting CEO ChampionsParis, November 19, 2021
In the framework of the Women’s Forum Global Meeting and under the theme “The 21st century needs everyone on board”, the Women’s Forum has gathered global leaders in the private sector in order for them to highlight best practices in gender equality and engage for action. They have shared valuable contributions and underscored their company’s strategies for women’s advancement and leadership in the broader global economy and society.
The discussion have started with the remarkable opening of Maurice Lévy , President of Supervisory Board, Publicis Group, followed by inspiring insights from Alyse Nelson , President & CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership on the unique added value of women leadership in the workplace.
McKinsey & Co , our historical knowledge partner, has delivered a cutting-edge study on the impact of digital transitions on women and how to make the future growth more inclusive, illustrating in particular key figures about gender equality in the post-pandemic future of Europe.
Drawing inspiration from the great success of the first launch of the commitment “Towards the Zero Gender Gap” , presented at the Women’s Forum G20 Italy (Milan – October, 17th-19th), CEOs have committed in favor of gender equality and joined the coalition of signatories of this Pact. It is built around 5 key strategic actions (each of them accompanied by some suggested ideas for implementation):
- Continue to mitigate the impacts of unconscious bias from our hiring and promotion processes
- Establish aspirational female recruiting and promotion targets
- Support female talent retention and advancement
- Ensure that equal pay for equal work is in place and effective
- Regularly measure, monitor, and evaluate progress in all of the above actions
Here is the list of signatories:
- Maurice Lévy, Chairman of Supervisory Board, Publicis Groupe
- Anne-Gabrielle Heilbronner, Member of the Board, Secretary-General, Publicis Groupe, President of the Women’s Forum
- Agathe Bousquet, CEO, Publicis Groupe France
- Diane von Furstenberg, President, DVF
- Maud Bailly, CEO Europe du Sud, AccorHotels
- Fabienne Haas, Partner, August Debouzy
- Karima Silvent, Global Head of HR, AXA
- Sofia Merlo, Head of Group Human Resources, BNP Paribas
- Boutaina Araki, CEO, Clear Channel France
- Caroline Firstbrook, COO, Clifford Chance
- Hélène Bernicot, General Director, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
- Olivier Micheli, President & CEO, Data4 Group
- Christel Bories, CEO, ERAMET
- Méka Brunel, CEO, Gecina
- Marie-Christine Lombard, CEO, GEODIS
- Yann Leriche, CEO, Getlink
- Marie Guillemot, Chairman of the Management Board, KPMG France
- Florence Lustman, CEO, Fédération Française de l’Assurance
- Delphine Aguilera Caron, President, Janssen France, Johnson & Johnson
- Jean-Louis Girodolle, CEO France, Lazard
- Angeles Garcia-Poveda, Chairwoman of the board, Legrand
- Eric Lallier, Président & directeur général de Lenovo France, Lenovo
- Clarisse Magnin-Mallez, Managing Partner France, McKinsey
- Corine de Bilbao, CEO France, Microsoft
- Denis Terrien, Executive Vice-President and CEO of Southern Europe, Salesforce
- Emilie Sidiqian, Managing Director, Salesforce France
- Diony Lebot, Deputy CEO, Société Générale
- Florence Tondu-Mélique, CEO, Zurich France