Gender Equality Index score

2025: 84/100

(90/100 in 2024, 85/100 in 2023, 84/100 in 2022, 75/100 in 2021, 77/100 in 2020) established at the request of the French Ministry of Labor.

Calculation of the score

• The pay gap between women and men: 7.6%—gap in favor of men—Score 31/40
• Pay gaps are in favor of women in the following categories: “engineers/executives” for employees aged 30 to 39 and “technicians/supervisors” for employees under 30.
• The difference in salary increase rates between women and men (for an equivalent number of employees): 30%—gap in favor of women—Score 35/35
• Number of female employees receiving a pay increase upon returning from maternity leave: No returns from maternity leave—Not calculable
• Number of employees of the underrepresented gender among the 10 highest salaries: 2 women out of 10—Score 5/10

Progression objectives

IRCAM is committed to reducing these gaps, whose origins are primarily structural, by acting over the medium and long term on occupational diversity and the gradual feminization of scientific, technical, and leadership positions, in order to ensure sustainable progress toward professional gender balance.

** Anonymous survey of IRCAM employees and freelancers conducted in 2024. Averages calculated among respondents.