In 2003, barely her employment contract signed, Sophie (then 25) wore a pantsuit to come to the office.
Within the large French industrial group that the young woman joined, this set became her uniform.
“I remained dressed like this until 2010,
remembers the current vice president of human resources.
I paid great attention to my outfit, not to be gendered.
I felt that I had to prove myself, that my skills were in danger of being questioned and I especially didn't want my success to be attributed to my physique
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Today, I am much more comfortable with my femininity at work. ”
Like her, in the corridors of French companies, employees now dress as they see fit.
Of course, the dress code varies depending on the sector: more formal in banks and lawyers, more relaxed in the worlds linked to new technologies, more codified in factories… But, similarly
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