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Survey – Implementing professional equality

9 Feb 2017
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Syntec Numérique, through its Femmes du Numérique commission, is updating a dozen benchmark indicators to track efforts in the digital sector to promote professional equality between women and men, following the decree of July 7, 2011.

The results of this survey, based on 2014 data (social balance sheet), will be compared with those of previous surveys conducted since 2011. They will be presented by Markess at the Trophée excellencia 2015 awards ceremony.

Please reply before the evening of Tuesday, September 15, 2015.

Take part in the survey

You can read all the questions byclicking here.

The information collected through this questionnaire is confidential. It will be used for statistical purposes only, and will be communicated in aggregate form only.

Contact:

Anne-Dauphine Cambournac

adcambournac@syntec-numerique.fr

01 44 30 49 71

The professional-equality survey was intended to gather information on how companies address equality between women and men at work. Surveys can reveal the distance between formal commitments and day-to-day practices in recruitment, career progression and pay.

Responses should be interpreted carefully: their value depends on the respondents, the questions asked and the period covered. Employers can use this type of exercise to review objective indicators such as access to promotion, senior roles, flexible working and equal pay for comparable responsibilities.

Inclusion requires changes to everyday processes, not only positive statements of intent. Employers can examine how vacancies are written, who receives mentoring, whether interviews are accessible and how performance is evaluated. Listening to employees who face barriers can reveal problems that aggregated statistics miss. Training and awareness activities work best when accompanied by measurable objectives and a willingness to correct practices that do not deliver fair outcomes. The aim is a sector where different talents can participate and progress.