The proportion of female business leaders is gradually increasing in France

Bulletin No. 257, article 1. The proportion of female French business leaders has gradually increased, reaching 25% in 2023. Thanks in particular to legislative progress, France now leads OECD countries in terms of the number of women sitting on the boards of directors and supervisory boards of listed groups. However, women tend to head up small structures and are largely excluded from certain sectors (particularly construction and transport). The under-representation of women within the ranks of business leaders is due in particular to family constraints, which continue to…