Co-ops among the world’s top female-friendly companies

LONDON-Forbes Magazine has published a list of the world’s most female-friendly companies, which features four co-operatives, one employee owned enterprise and four mutual insurers.

Developed with the support market research company Statista, the ranking identifies the 400 enterprises excelling in championing women at work.

They include French mutual insurer MAIF on the third position, followed by Canadian financial service co-operative Desjardins Group, and employee-owned John Lewis Partnership in the UK.

Also on the list female-friendly co-ops are Italian insurance co-op Unipol Group [31], French co-op banks Crédit Agricole [136] and Crédit Mutuel [200], and French mutual insurers Groupama [166], MACIF [174] and Covéa [295].

Desjardins, North America’s largest co-operative financial group, says the ranking shows its commitment to the advancement of women in the workplace. Around 59 percent of managers with the group are women.

One of its initiatives aimed at advancing women in leadership positions is the Empowering Women network, which enables female employees and board members to help each other, forge new connections and develop new skills.

“At Desjardins, we are committed to creating an environment in which women are able to participate fully and grow within our organisation,” said Guy Cormier, president and CEO of Desjardins. “We’re extremely proud of this achievement, which confirms that we’re moving in the right direction to encourage women to achieve their full potential.”

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