Law No. 2018-771 of September 5, 2018 on the freedom to choose one's professional future included new provisions to end the wage gap between women and men.
French companies with more than 50 employees must produce and communicate their "Gender Equality Index" every year.
This index includes five indicators calculated on a total of 100 points.
It measures various data in terms of professional equality:
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Pay gap;
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Gap in the proportion of women and men increased;
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Gap in the proportion of women and men promoted;
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Systematic pay increase of women in the year of maternity leave;
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Number of women among the company's ten highest earners.
With an overall score of 86/100 in 2024 (for 2023 data), ESSEC has demonstrated its strong commitment to professional equality.
This result can be broken down, by indicator, as follows:
Pay gap indicator: 34/40
Rate-of-increase gap indicator: 20/20
Promotion rate gap indicator: 15/15
Return from maternity leave indicator: 15/15
High pay indicator: 5/10