Mixity: the feminization of management useful to companies

Gender diversity in executive committees and the feminization of management have positive effects on operational profitability and the quality of corporate environmental responsibility, according to the 2023 edition of the Skema Observatory on the feminization of businesses.

The ten companies with the most female management (54.12% of female managers on average) show an operating profitability that is 48% higher than that of the ten groups with the most male management. The same goes for their social responsibility (+61%), and environmental responsibility (+53%).

Several advantages

The document points to a series of advantages of diversity on performance. He notes in particular that by enlarging the size of the labor market, it increases the probability of better recruitment. As half of the consumers are female consumers, employing women “promotes the understanding of customer expectations”, and improves the commercial relationship. Diversity also enriches “decision-making processes and creativity” organizations.

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In addition, since women are employees who are more loyal to the company, employing them makes it possible to maintain strategic skills in the organization, and to make the investment in training profitable. In addition, the promotions of women managers motivate those who aspire to evolve.

The most feminine companies

Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas, Carrefour, Danone, Kering, L’Oréal, Pernod Ricard, Publicis and Téléperformance are among the ten most feminine companies. Conversely, Airbus, Alstom, and ArcelorMittal are among the most masculine. They combine a low representation of women in the executive committee and a pool of management that is not very feminized.