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Push for gender equality in the supply chain industry

Following International Women’s Day on Sunday 8th March, a commitment to the promotion of women’s leadership in the supply chain industry has been voiced to action.

Unilever has announced that it has the same number of women as men in leadership roles globally for the first time.

Currently within the supply chain industry, 14 per cent of women working in the industry are in C-Suite level jobs.

The global company said women had historically been under-represented in supply chain, particularly in the management gender gap.

The Anglo-Dutch FMCG giant, which owns brands including Ben & Jerry’s, Dove, Lynx and Magnum, said it is now run by 50 per cent women at management level, which is up from 38 per cent five years ago. It also has a non-executive board made up of 45 per cent of women.

Unilever said improvements had been driven by its dedicated diversity and inclusion team, as well as implementing gender-balanced interview requirements have been introduced, as well as a “gender appointment ratio”, which measures the track records of senior leaders in appointing women

Alan Jope, Unilever’s chief executive, said the company is proud to have reached our goal of equal representation of women and men among its 14,000 managers, but their work doesn’t stop here.

Aline Santos, Unilever’s global chief diversity and inclusion officer, said harmful stereotypes and gender-based norms are one of the biggest barriers to achieving gender equality globally across all industries.

The CMA CGM Group has launched “We Are Shipping”, a dedicated program to the development of women’s leadership through actions such collective coaching sessions, testimonial meetings and specific training workshops.

A spokesperson from the CMA CGM Group said the training campaign on recruitment techniques that meet the requirements of professional equality and diversity is currently being rolled out, including among the teams at the Group’s head office in Marseilles, who oversee all recruitment operations worldwide.

Tanya Saadé Zeenny, Executive Officer of the CMA CGM Group said the We Are Shipping program has already helped 101 female employees in 7 graduating classes in France, Lebanon and Singapore.

CMA CGM Group has also launched 100% coverage of paternity leave for sedentary and seafaring personnel, and will provide financial support through the payment of an “early childhood” allowance to the Social and Economic Committees.

On May 28 this year, Global Women Supply Chain Leaders Award 2020 will be hosted in Paris, France.

The event aims to recognise all women who have achieved extraordinary success in the supply chain industry, by furthering frontiers and tackling taboo topics across the world.

Looking at the future of supply chain and considering the hugely beneficial skills of women, the industry requires a new generation of skills, and that will create an equal and diverse leadership.

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