March 8, 2020
Press release
Sustainability
Air France is committed to gender diversity and professional equality
Aware of its role, Air France has a long-standing commitment to promoting gender equality within its teams, but also to boosting a positive dynamic in the regions where it operates.An equal pay policyAir France favours equal pay between men and women. Since 2008, the company has undertaken wage catch-up measures to reduce the pay gap between men and women within the company (for comparable work, seniority and skills). Within the framework of the 5th three-year agreement signed with social…A score of 94/100 for the gender equality indexOn 1st March 2020, in line with its legal obligations, Air France published for the 2nd year running its index for professional equality between men and women. The company obtained a score of 94/100, up 5 points compared to last year, with the minimum threshold set by the government being 75/100.…The Air France group’s women’s network celebrates its 2nd anniversaryWomen for Tomorrow (WoTo) was the brainchild of several women in the company who wanted to create a place for exchange, with meetings, debates, workshops, etc. to promote women in the company and strengthen gender diversity. To date, the network has 500 members and is developing at the different…Promoting an inclusive workplace and putting an end to sexismIn society and in companies, while there has been real progress in terms of professional equality, gender stereotypes persist. This is one of the priority focus areas for Air France. As such, Air France has signed the Diversity Charter and in 2018, Air France joined some 30 major French companies…Feminizing so-called male-dominated professionsAt Air France, women are also pilots, engineers, general managers, mechanics, and hold many other positions still too often associated with men. The feminisation of professions is a fundamental aspect of professional equality and Air France promotes access for women to all professions and…Female leadershipThe feminisation of professions also requires women to have access to the highest levels of responsibility in the company. In order to promote their career progress, the company organizes coaching and support actions through its Women of Talent programme. Since 2015, 150 women have followed this…Reinforcing measures in support of staff who are parentsSpecific training to support staff returning to work after a maternity and/or parental leave has been in place since 2016, and aims to encourage a smooth return to work promoting a healthy work-family life balance. As part of an on-going improvement process, the subject of working parents will be…