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Gender equality in the workplace – Indicators

 

Number of women in the workforce  

• Percentage of women at different management levels within the Group
• Distribution by gender and job category
• Percentage of women in international managerial training programs
• Percentage of women holding key positions with operational responsibility

Percentage of women at different management levels within the Group

The proportion of women in the Group worldwide reached 46%. At the managerial level, gender composition is nearly equal (45%).

Four women are members of the Management Committee (19%). At the top three reporting levels of the organization, 27% of the 750 positions are held by women, who moreover represent 13% of key positions with operational responsibility (managers of research or production sites, general managers of sales affiliates). Additionally, they represent 18% of the Group’s expatriate personnel.

In the coming years, sanofi-aventis must focus on increasing the number of women holding key positions.
 

Gender distribution by gender and job category (in %)

 

Percentage of women in international training programs

International managerial training programs

The percentage of women participants is in line with the workforce and a commitment to progress.

Percentage of women holding key positions with operational responsibility

(Managers of Research or Production sites and General Managers of sales affiliates)