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The vocabulary of Diversity and Inclusion

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Risk analysis

A method of identifying the main risks, potential or proven, with a view to deploying corrective measures to limit their prevalence. In terms of discrimination and equal opportunity, this analysis covers all of the company's businesses and activities.

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Human rights defender

The Défenseur des droits is an independent administrative authority responsible for ensuring that citizens' rights and freedoms are respected. Enshrined in the Constitution, it has two missions: to defend people whose rights are not respected, and to ensure that everyone's rights are respected. The nomina...

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Equal pay

The principle that women and men should receive equal pay for jobs of equal value. Source : Equal pay for women and men and employers' obligations | Travail-emploi.gouv.fr | Ministère du Travail et de l'Emploi

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Feminization of names of professions, titles, grades and functions

The feminization of the names of professions, titles and grades aims to make the role of women in our society, and particularly in professional life, more visible. It helps to deconstruct stereotypes and combat discrimination. Source : AFNOR Group | ...

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Type

Gender refers to a set of socially constructed behaviors, expectations and identities associated with belonging to one sex. It can mean masculine or feminine gender, as well as non-binary and fluid identities. Gender is distinct from biological sex and reflects a way of...

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Gender equality in the workplace index

The index is a tool designed to transparently measure the pay gap between men and women. It provides an annual snapshot of the situation and, depending on the results, highlights areas for improvement, which should be followed up by measures to improve the situation....

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Mixed

Mixity is a concept that refers to the coexistence and interaction of people with diverse characteristics within the same space or group. It can concern different aspects such as gender, social origin, age, culture or profession. The aim of diversity is to promote div...

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Parity

Parity means that each gender is equally represented in a group of people. In France, there are a number of laws imposing parity, notably in the political arena (law no. 2000-493 of June 6, 2000). Strict parity should not be confused with measures inviting men and women to...

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Glass walls

Glass walls refer to a phenomenon in the professional world where women, although they manage to reach high positions in companies, often find themselves confined to departments considered non-strategic, such as administration or communication....

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Glass ceiling

The glass ceiling is a metaphor for the invisible barriers that prevent certain groups, mainly women and minorities, from reaching the highest levels of hierarchy in organizations, despite their skills and merit. This phenomenon is characterized ...

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Glue-down floor

The sticky floor is a sociological concept introduced in 1992 by Catherine White Berheide to describe all the mechanisms that keep women in low-level, low-paid jobs with few prospects of advancement. This phenomenon is characterized...

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Professional Equality Officer

Person within the organization whose mission is to ensure the implementation and monitoring of the professional equality policy. Source : AFNOR Group | Group services in France and abroad

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Sexism

Sexism is a discriminatory attitude or behavior based on a person's sex, which favors one gender over another. It takes the form of prejudice, stereotyping, inequality or violence against one gender, often to the detriment of women and minorities...

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