Wavestone France is recognized among the Best Workplaces for Women in 2025

September 24, 2025 · News

In brief :

  • Wavestone France was listed among the 50 best workplaces for Women 2025, marking the 4th consecutive year we receive this distinction.
  • This recognition, awarded by Great Place to Work®, reflects our strong commitment to advancing gender equality and the progress achieved through years of structured initiatives, fostering an inclusive workplace and supporting women throughout their careers.
  • The award ceremony took place at Marie-Claire’s headquarters, in the presence of Marie-Pierre Rixain, the French deputy behind the law promoting economic and professional equality between women and men.

 

Gender Equality at Wavestone in key figures

  • 89% of women agreed that people at Wavestone are treated fairly regardless of their gender within Wavestone in the Great Place to Work® global survey.
  • 75% of women responded positively to questions around 5 key dimensions of the survey assessing respect, pride, credibility, fairness, and camaraderie in the workplace.
  • Women represent 40% of staff and 32.5% of management roles at Wavestone (global figures as of June 30, 2025).

Concrete actions to foster Gender Equality

Beyond numbers, Wavestone is committed to driving progress through concrete actions:

  • Talent monitoring: HR teams actively identify women with strong career trajectories and ensure they benefit from the right conditions to grow, through tailored support, strategic assignments, and access to key roles.
  • Efficient tools: Continuous refinement of tools to track recruitment, promotions, and turnover, ensuring equal opportunities.
  • Training & awareness: Mandatory sessions on ordinary sexism and inclusive management, supported by regular awareness campaigns at both global and local levels.
  • Local networks driving change: Employees play an active role through local networks. Locally, Gender Equality Officers raise awareness in certain business units by organizing workshops, roundtables, and safe-space discussions. Across the GSA+ regions, Core Allies and the Women’s Network play key roles in offering support, fostering connections, and championing inclusion.
  • Partnerships: Wavestone is also a partner of the  Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society and supports, in France, the #StOpE initiative that aims at fighting ordinary sexism in the workplace.
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Strong momentum and new ambitions ahead

Gender equality remains at the heart of Wavestone’s CSR policy. Over the past year, we’ve made meaningful progress by better tracking and supporting female talent, with new tools and initiatives helping us monitor progress and encourage fairer representation. We also achieved stronger alignment of practices and tools across geographies, ensuring consistent monitoring and support for female talent worldwide.

In 2025–2026, we aim to build on this momentum by further improving women’s representation in management. Priorities include enhancing recruitment, refining monitoring practices, and launching new initiatives to support career advancement into senior roles.

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