France: Carrefour launches plan to bolster ‘diversity of origin’ in its teams

A survey conducted by Carrefour – in which 20,000 employees (out of an overall 85,000) took part voluntarily – reveals 14% of them were born abroad, compared with 12.8% for the population as a whole. However, only 9% of these employees become managers, compared with 12% overall. With this in mind, the retailer wishes to bolster diversity of origin in these positions, and take specific action for the women concerned, who face a “double glass ceiling” (only 6% of them are managers). As such,...