What works in France
50 evaluated practices · All catalogues
Evidence snapshot for France
France has implemented comprehensive policy frameworks to advance gender equality. The Grenelle contre les violences conjugales (2019) achieved substantial results, with 52 of 54 measures fully implemented, including more than doubling emergency shelter capacity (5,000 → 11,200+ places) and training 180,000 police officers. The Professional Equality Index demonstrates measurable workplace progress, with average company gender-equality scores rising from 84/100 (2020) to 88/100 (2023), and over 93% of firms now exceeding the 75-point compliance threshold. The evidence shows France's policy-driven approach has produced quantified outcomes in violence prevention and workplace equality, though the practices do not address outcomes beyond these two specific domains.
Drawn from: Plan d’égalité des genres 2022 – 2024 (Gender Equality Plan) · Gender Equality in the Workplace - Orange · Grenelle contre les violences conjugales (France, 2019) · France's Professional Equality Index (Index d'égalité professionnelle) — Mandatory Gender Pay Score · KERING-Stratégie du Devellopment Durable · Equality of Women in Decision Making post - ICADE · SODEXO - DIVERSITÉ , EQUITÉ ET INCLUSION · Gender Diversity in Leaders Structure - GECINA
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Efficiency +0.483
Teacher capability & pedagogy +0.353
Transparency, ethics & data protection +0.333
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control +0.295
Transparency, fairness & accountability +0.231
Effectiveness +0.189
Impact on gender equality +0.173
Evaluated outcomes +0.163
Curator validation +0.159
Evidence of impact / measured results +0.152
Scalability +0.144
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +0.118
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +0.098
Weaknesses
Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced -0.099
Documented learning -0.099
Evaluation evidence -0.205
Top good practices here
Plan d’égalité des genres 2022 – 2024 (Gender Equality Plan) · 100
Gender Equality in the Workplace - Orange · 100
Grenelle contre les violences conjugales (France, 2019) · 96
France's Professional Equality Index (Index d'égalité professionnelle) — Mandatory Gender Pay Score · 96
KERING-Stratégie du Devellopment Durable · 96
Equality of Women in Decision Making post - ICADE · 96
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