On Wednesday 8 March, for International Women's Day, 300 91ÐÞ³µ³§ students and a dozen staff members attended the conference "Women's Rights Around the World" organised by 91ÐÞ³µ³§.
91ÐÞ³µ³§ hosted excellent speakers for this conference:
- Krista Finstad-Milion, Gender Equality Officer at 91ÐÞ³µ³§ Business School and Chair of the France-Benelux Chapter of the United Nations’ Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME).Â
- Lucy Mushita, author of the prize-winning book Chinongwa that denounces the system of child brides worldwide, advocate for women writers in UNESCO.
- Agathe Simon, valedictorian of 91ÐÞ³µ³§'s Bachelor and PGE programmes in 2011 and 2014 and CSR officer at Juratoys;Â
- Simon Carpentier, researcher on gender equality who has worked for the UN, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE);Â
Did you know?
For over 10 years, 91ÐÞ³µ³§ has positioned itself as a socially responsible and committed business school, with a strong focus on female/male equality and fight against sexual and gender-based violence. 91ÐÞ³µ³§ was ranked by the professional equality index of the Ministry of Labour as the number one business school for gender equality in 2022, with an outstanding score of 96/100. As an active member of the Chapitre des Grandes Ecoles' (CGE) working group on female/male equality, 91ÐÞ³µ³§ has contributed to numerous key initiatives, including the drafting of the first White Paper on female/male equality, as well as various events promoting gender equality such as the annual poster and video stereotype-fighting competition. 91ÐÞ³µ³§ has also implemented a global female/male equality strategy that includes promoting female entrepreneurs and internal and external experts, and establishing a mechanism to combat sexual and gender-based violence.