Intesa Sanpaolo, Mediobanca, STMicroelectronics e Terna. These, in alphabetical order, are the four Italian companies (Italian-French, in the case of Stm) included in the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (Gei). The initiative selects companies that have distinguished themselves in gender policies, adopting an equal approach between men and women. The index includes everything 230 companies active in 10 sectors and with offices in 36 countries.
In addition to the Italian companies, in the list there are also many names of multinationals with a massive presence in our country and well known to Italian consumers: from food (Danone, Nestlé) to the beverage (Coca-Cola), sportswear (Adidas) to cosmetics (L'Oéal), by technology (Nokia) to telecommunications (Vodafone), passing through automotive (Ford), credit cards (Visa, Mastercard), insurance (Allianz) and banks (BNP Paribas). The global steel giant is also included in the index ArcelorMittal, that last year bought the Ilva plants.
Here are some of the data that emerge from the analysis conducted to develop the index:
- Women achieved a 40% increase in executive-level positions in fiscal periods 2014-2017.
- 60% of companies implement compensation reviews to identify possible gender discrepancies in wages, with the aim of reducing the average gap, which currently stands at 20% (18% in the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, 26% in the Asia-Pacific).
- 34% have programs in place to recruit women who intend to return to work after a career break.
- For US employees, the average number of weeks of mandatory 100% paid parental leave is 13, and the average number of weeks of optional 100% paid parental leave is 5.
- 43% of companies have gender reassignment coverage in their health insurance plans
- 68% of companies evaluate all advertising and marketing content to avoid any gender bias before publication.
