Gender Equality

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Women account for half of the global population and enjoy a continuous growth of their employment rate all around the world.

At sanofi-aventis, women account for:

• 46% of the workforce
• 45% of the managers
• 19% of the Group Managing Committee
• 13% of the positions with high level of operational responsibilities are held by women
  • 14% of the Research and Development sites headmasters
  • 11% of the general managers
  • 15% of the plants directors
• 18% of the expatriates

Our goal

• Developing equality at all levels of the organisation and through all the different positions, in the countries where a global equality exists within the workforce.
• Promoting workforce diversity in all other countries.

Our approach

• To provide the same level of training to our male and female employees.
• To give an equivalent income.
• To improve work life balance for all of our employees: flexitime/ part time work/ meetings organisation.
• To carefully focus on female employees during talent reviews and succession plans.
• To promote women employment on traditionally masculine positions.
• To encourage female managers’ involvement in group development programs.

Action plans adapted in each country

• Japan: “diversity and gender equity”session included in manager training program.
   
• Germany: Top Arbeitgeber Award :the first rank in the category “Work-Life Balance” is the deserved award showing that we have reinforced since 10 years our activities in the area of “Compatibility of Family and Job” ( especially program to support parental leave, before and after the birth of a child).
   
• South Africa: for the second year in a row, sanofi-aventis appears on the list of "best employers" in the country and is recognized for its policy in support of women.
   
• France:
  • Group sponsorship of the"Trajectoires HEC au féminin"(HEC Business School Women’s Excelling in their Career) Prize, to raise awareness among leaders about the "glass ceiling" phenomenon;
  • gender equality negotiations with implementation of detailed indicators
  • Salary gaps reduction program
  • signature of the “Diversity charter”,
  • implementation of anonymous CV procedure on its website in order to guarantee equal opportunity for all applicants.
• Australia: “Family Friendly Initiatives” is a policy to offer flexible working hours and parental leave for men and women.
   
• USA: women employees network “WISE” - Women Inspiring sanofi-aventis Excellence.