Equality between women and men
Gender equality has been declared a major national priority by the President of the Republic. In September 2018, legislative measures were adopted to this effect in the law for freedom to choose one’s professional future. The decree of January 9, 2019, established the gender equality index.
With this management and monitoring tool, companies can assess their progress in terms of professional equality and take effective action. Presented as a score out of 100, the index is based on four main criteria that evaluate potential inequalities between women and men within companies.
As companies with at least 50 employees, FH INDUSTRIE and FH ORTHO publish their gender equality indices.
Figures
For the year 2025, FH ORTHO has an overall score of 88 points*, broken down as follows:
- Gender pay gap: 35 out of 40 points,
- Gap in individual salary increase rates between women and men: 35 out of 35 points,
- Percentage of female employees returning from maternity leave who received a raise upon their return: not calculable due to the absence of maternity leave,
- Number of employees of the underrepresented gender among the 10 highest-paid employees: 5 out of 10 points.
*Note: result automatically adjusted on the “egapro” website due to the inability to calculate the third indicator.
For the year 2025, FH INDUSTRIE has an overall score of 98 points, broken down as follows:
- Gender pay gap: 38 out of 40 points,
- Gap in individual salary increase rates between women and men: 35 out of 35 points,
- Percentage of female employees returning from maternity leave who received a salary increase upon their return: 15 out of 15 points,
- Number of employees of the underrepresented gender among the 10 highest-paid employees: 10 out of 10 points.
