Home » In 2024, which retailers have the best scores on the professional equality index? In 2024, which retailers have the best scores on the professional equality index? In 2024, 1,812 online and omnichannel retailers with more than 50 staff reported their score on the professional gender equality index to the French Ministry of Labour. mind Retail analysed the scores of companies in 8 retail sectors for the financial year ending in December 2024. Through Rudy Degardin, Sophie Baqué. Published on 21 March 2025 à 16h12 - Update on 24 July 2025 à 8h22 Resources Key figures -Among French retailers, the average score on the equality index is 91.8%, an increase of almost 1 point in 2 years. -Electronics and car equipment retailers gained 2 and 5 points respectively in 2024. Conversely, e-commerce and fashion lost 1.3 and 0.8 points. -The sticking point is the pay gap between men and women, particularly in e-commerce and automotive equipment. As a result, the proportion of women among high earners is not on target in any sector. For the past 5 years in France, companies with more than 50 staff have been required to publish their gender equality score to the Ministry of Labour. By the deadline of March 10, 2025, 18,261 companies had submitted figures for the year to December 2024, representing 80% of the total. This is a significant increase on the 77% and 72% figures for 2023 and 2022 respectively. This score, on a scale of 100, is the sum of points calculated on the following criteria: gender pay gap (40 points), gap in annual increases (20 or 35 points depending on the number of employees), increases on return from maternity leave (15 points) and presence of women among the highest earners in the company (10 points). Companies with more than 250 employees must also calculate an additional indicator as a gap in promotions (15 points).… Rudy Degardin, Sophie Baqué CSR and HRequality indexHRinflation Read more With a 9% increase in turnover, Mercadona has strengthened its margin in 2024 Under attack from 19 States, will Costco give in to the anti-inclusion and diversity movement? The major retail and e-commerce trends of 2025 Which retail players have the best scores in the professional equality index?