No quotas, no results.
In other words, it is only because they are made compulsory that things change… This is demonstrated by the Copé-Zimmermann law, promulgated just ten years ago, which set the proportion of women at 40%. on the boards of directors of listed companies by 2017. A target now exceeded in France (44.6%), which ranks it first among nations for the feminization of this body, ahead of Norway (40 %) yet a pioneer on this subject, or Italy (36%).
As for countries resistant to quotas like Japan and China, their rates remain low and reached 8% and 11% respectively in 2020 (OECD).
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The Hexagon, however, started from afar.
In 2007, female representation on boards of directors was then only 8.5% and reluctance, both in the political and economic spheres, was numerous.
But today, the benefit of this law is widely recognized.
Its particular virtue is
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