Advancing Gender Equality Across All Fronts

Closing the gender gap is an integral part of Sodexo’s global, long-term commitment to promoting equality. We strive to foster a culture of gender equity, placing a strong emphasis on enhancing the individual and professional growth of people of all genders.

Our Objectives and Progress

Our goal is to have women represent at least 40% of Sodexo’s leadership by 2025 and 100% of employees working within entities having gender-balanced management teams.

Awareness Campaigns

I think our employees learn a lot from our resource groups. For me, the key is education. We must take the time to learn to improve and we must listen to what is going on. It keeps us involved and it's rewarding. It makes us feel like we are contributing to a movement and creating a better society.
Ariel Aghion,Director of logistics, Supply management and SoTogether Learning & Development Chair.

Sodexo Global Gender Balance Study

To understand how gender-balanced teams impact our performance, Sodexo surveyed over 50,000 managers across 70 entities with improved outcomes over five years. Our Global Gender Balance Study suggests that optimal outcomes are achieved when management teams have a gender ratio of 40% – 60% women, showing positive impacts on key performance indicators. 

Partners

We’ve joined forces with leading organizations dedicated to gender equality in business. By collaborating with these experts, we're gaining valuable insights and resources to accelerate our own gender parity initiatives.

Women in Governance

Women in Governance

Women in Governance (WiG) is a non-profit organization that supports women in their career advancement, leadership development, and ambitions to serve on Boards. They also help organizations like Sodexo achieve equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace with the Parity Certification (TM). Sodexo Canada is honoured to hold the Platinum Level Parity Certification. 

Catalyst

We have partnered with Catalyst to empower our workforce with valuable resources. As a global non-profit backed by influential CEOs and leading companies, Catalyst aims to build workplaces that champion women's success.

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