For the past four years, French companies with more than 50 employees have been required to submit their gender equality score to the Ministry of Labour. In 2024, 19,767 companies therefore provided a score for the year ended December 31, 2023, including 4,727 companies in the retail and distribution sector (INSEE classification).
This score, from 0 to 100, is the sum of points calculated on the following criteria: the gender pay gap (40 points), the gap in annual wage increases (20 points), the gap in promotions (15 points), wage increases after maternity leave (15 points) and share of women among the highest earners in the company (10 points). It is calculated from data supplied by a company.
Taking all sectors together, the average is 88.2 out of 100. With a score of 88.3 points, the retail and e-commerce sector, as defined by INSEE, is in 9th place. As a comparison, this is 0.8 point higher than the banking and insurance sector.
In addition to retail chains, the panel also includes car repair companies (such as Carter-Cash, Mondial Pare-Brise), wholesale (Costco) and mail order companies (La Redoute).
Height sectors under the microscope
To limit our analysis to the retail sector, we have selected 8 sub-sectors from the hundred or so sectors listed by INSEE that belong to the areas covered by mind Retail. We selected the SIREN codes of companies in :
- Supermarkets: 1,525 companies
- Fashion, other specialities: 257 companies
- E-commerce and mail order: 116 companies
- Household appliances and equipment: 109 companies
- Specialised food retailers: 40 companies
- Sports, toys, culture: 39 companies
- Automotive equipment: 23 companies
- Electronics: 13 companies
A total of 1,878 retailers and e-tailers with more than 50 employees provided the Ministry of Labour with a score for 2023 (before the deadline of October 15, 2024).
