Many recent studies have proved that the economy seems to grow stronger and stronger as women enter the world of high positions in organisations. In fact, it has been proved that firms tend to gain around 15% of productivity when the percentage of women occupying important positions grows from 0% to 30%. However, equality between men and woman at work and more precisely in politics is still way too challenged.

First of all, we can still observe a significant gap between men's and women's wages today, which is one of my biggest concerns as a feminist. This difference in salaries actually rises 24%, every kind and time of work combined. What actually struck me the most was the fact that in 2017, only 13% of professions were declared truly mixed, and only 17% of firms were employing in an equal way both men and women. Men are truly used to occupying high offices, and seem to struggle a bit in letting women in… To give an idea, only 13.4% of women are today able to be part of the executive committee (referring to the central position and the power in a firm) of their company! Recent studies showed that when women are given key positions in a company, strategy, management and even atmosphere seem to  improve.

To me, the first thing we should work on to correct these inequalities would be to focus more on girls' educational guidance, and to convince them that they can become everything they want. Many people made me believe that as a woman, I would never be able to build a decent political career, and that women in general would never be able to be completely part of this world. I want men and women to be respected and treated as equals, and I truly think that it’s time for society to let women enter the world of higher functions, because I’m definitely convinced that we are as appropriate as men to run companies and high positions in politics. It is time for women to empower their skills and to make their voices louder! 

Alice