When EVEsiennes mentor L’Oréaliennes

L’Oréal means to make its female employees who follow the EVE Program into real “players for change”, committed to the objectives of transmitting balanced leadership and sharing best practices to foster equality. In order to do this, on their return from Evian, each L’Oréal participant can become a mentor for women within the group.

The Danone Ecosystem Fund contributes to the empowerment of women throughout the world

Ana Bella Estevez at EVE 2012, Iman Bibars at EVE 2013… One works along with her Foundation, on restoring confidence to female victims of domestic violence by offering them rewarding professional opportunities. The other chairs an organization to fight against poverty, providing microloans and legal aid to underprivileged women in the developing world.

Both made dramatic waves throughout the assembly when they spoke at the plenary session in Evian.

Both were discovered by the organizers of the EVE Program through the Danone Ecosystem Fund.

Jean-Claude Le Grand: “Diversity is not a revolution, it’s making business reflect reality”

As a partner of the EVE Program, L’Oréal is one of the major international groups most committed to promoting professional equality and women in leadership. L’Oréal didn’t wait for “diversity management” to become fashionable to post record figures for salary parity and attributing management positions to men and women in equal measure. L’Oréal has long considered that diversity in human resources is a strategic lever for performance and growth.

To talk about this, we met with Jean-Claude Le Grand, Director of International HR Development and Corporate Diversity Director at L’Oréal.

Our new dossier: women leadership in the digital age

We have just completed a dossier on women in sports leadership, with a profile of Nicole Abar. And hot on its heels, todaywe are opening a new transversal research dossier: women leadership in the digital age.