The proportion of female business leaders is gradually increasing in France

La part des femmes parmi les dirigeants d’entreprises françaises croît progressivement

Nicoletta Berardi and Benjamin Bureau

Bulletin de la Banque de France, 2025, issue 257, No 1

Abstract: 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 weigh more heavily on their professional careers

La part des femmes parmi les dirigeants d’entreprises françaises a crû progressivement, pour atteindre 25 % en 2023. Grâce notamment aux avancées législatives, la France se place en tête des pays de l’OCDE en matière de féminisation des conseils d’administration et de surveillance des groupes cotés. Mais les femmes dirigent le plus souvent de petites structures et restent assez largement à l’écart de certains secteurs (construction et transport notamment). La faible féminisation de la fonction de dirigeant s’explique en particulier par des contraintes familiales qui continuent de peser davantage sur la vie professionnelle des femmes.

Date: 2025
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