France: agreement to boost gender diversity struck at 3M

In an agreement signed on 26 June, the industrial company 3M France, which has nearly 800 employees, and representative trade unions signed a new agreement on professional equality. Amid a decline in gender diversity within the company, due to an increase in the proportion of operators, where women represent only 6% of the workforce, as well as a decline in the representation of women among managers (40% in 2024 compared to 46% in 2020), the parties have agreed on several measures. They...