The bill "aimed at accelerating economic and professional equality", put forward by LREM MP Marie-Pierre Rixain, President of the Delegation for Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities between Men and Women, was debated at the National Assembly. The Impact France Movement was able to contribute positively to this text by proposing 3 amendments to go further.
43% of companies with more than 1,000 employees have less than 2 women in their top 10 earners
Declared a "great cause" of the French President's five-year term, equal pay for women and men still has a long way to go. The results of the professional equality index for companies with more than 50 employees published on 8 March 2021 reveal that 43% of companies with more than 1,000 employees have fewer than two women in their ten highest earners.
It is also known how the health crisis has been detrimental to women's careers. According to a report published by the Women's Foundation in April 2021, the first lockdown was a missed opportunity to rebalance domestic and childcare tasks. As a result, 70% of women feel that the health crisis will penalise them in their careers.
Decisive steps still need to be taken and the pandemic must not be allowed to overshadow the fight against gender pay inequality.
While the Impact France Movement welcomes the provisions presented to :
We must go further. The Impact France Movement proposes 3 amendments to the bill under discussion:
The entrepreneurs of the Impact France Movement are committed to implementing these proposals in their companies from September 2021.
[UPDATE OCTOBER 2021]
The Movement's mobilisation has been echoed by MPs from all sides and almost all parliamentary groups have tabled amendments inspired by or directly taking up our proposals. Among them, one was adopted in the text and aimed at making the granting of BPI France financing conditional on the publication of the professional equality index for all companies with more than 50 employees. The Senators also retained this provision in the text.
A step forward which shows that the State can accelerate the commitment of companies through an Index. From professional equality to climate and inclusion, the mobilisation continues!
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