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FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE
As a company that believes in good corporate citizenship, L’Oréal is keen to contribute to projects that serve the wider community and that reflect the values we have upheld for almost a century. In every country where we do business, we support projects that contribute to the community at large through philanthropy and long-term partnerships. These local initiatives reflect our longstanding dedication to such worthy causes as promoting women in science, community solidarity and educational opportunity.
The most symbolic and notable example of L’Oréal’s societal commitment is the international corporate programme “For Women in Science”, launched in partnership with UNESCO in 1998. This programme promotes the role of women in scientific research and thus helps to encourage young women around the world to enter this field, so critical to the future of our society.
In 2006, of the 230 members of the French Academy of Sciences, only 16 were women. From 1903 to 2006, only 12 out of 516 Nobel Prizes for Science were awarded to women. The For Women in Science partnership aims to address this underrepresentation of women at the highest levels of science.
“I am delighted to see the role of women in science. The commitment of a large corporation like L’Oréal alongside an organisation like UNESCO is a perfect example of the partnerships we can forge with the private sector. A cooperative venture like this, which aims to involve more and more women in the great scientific adventure, leads to progress not only in science but also in society.” Koïchiro Matsuura, Director General of UNESCO.
By supporting UNESCO, an organisation that facilitates understanding of cultural identities and recognition of their diversity, L’Oréal seeks to participate in the dialogue between cultures and to work for a better understanding between men and women from different traditions.
For L’Oréal, women and science are the two best vehicles for progress for the global community. It was necessary therefore to encourage not only the women who are already helping the modern world to move forward through their research work, but also female students who will be following in their footsteps in the future.
Because L’Oréal’s business is at the centre of people’s everyday lives and well-being, the group is closely involved in the life of the communities in which its facilities are located. L’Oréal has a duty to conduct itself as a socially responsible company and seeks to support projects that are for the public good, in the form of long-term sponsorships and partnerships.
These are often local initiatives focusing on specific, clearly identified issues—solidarity, education— and are consistent with the values that the group has advocated for almost a century. The aim of these initiatives is to provide a strong foothold in the economic and social life of the countries in question. The group endeavours to preserve what gives these initiatives their strength and effectiveness, namely the independence of our locally-based companies and their ability to adapt to specific cultural environments.
As a company that believes in good corporate citizenship, L’Oréal is keen to contribute to projects that serve the wider community and that reflect the values we have upheld for almost a century. In every country where we do business, we support projects that contribute to the community at large through philanthropy and long-term partnerships. These local initiatives reflect our longstanding dedication to such worthy causes as promoting women in science, community solidarity and educational opportunity.
The most symbolic and notable example of L’Oréal’s societal commitment is the international corporate programme “For Women in Science”, launched in partnership with UNESCO in 1998. This programme promotes the role of women in scientific research and thus helps to encourage young women around the world to enter this field, so critical to the future of our society.
In 2006, of the 230 members of the French Academy of Sciences, only 16 were women. From 1903 to 2006, only 12 out of 516 Nobel Prizes for Science were awarded to women. The For Women in Science partnership aims to address this underrepresentation of women at the highest levels of science.
“I am delighted to see the role of women in science. The commitment of a large corporation like L’Oréal alongside an organisation like UNESCO is a perfect example of the partnerships we can forge with the private sector. A cooperative venture like this, which aims to involve more and more women in the great scientific adventure, leads to progress not only in science but also in society.” Koïchiro Matsuura, Director General of UNESCO.
By supporting UNESCO, an organisation that facilitates understanding of cultural identities and recognition of their diversity, L’Oréal seeks to participate in the dialogue between cultures and to work for a better understanding between men and women from different traditions.
For L’Oréal, women and science are the two best vehicles for progress for the global community. It was necessary therefore to encourage not only the women who are already helping the modern world to move forward through their research work, but also female students who will be following in their footsteps in the future.
Because L’Oréal’s business is at the centre of people’s everyday lives and well-being, the group is closely involved in the life of the communities in which its facilities are located. L’Oréal has a duty to conduct itself as a socially responsible company and seeks to support projects that are for the public good, in the form of long-term sponsorships and partnerships.
These are often local initiatives focusing on specific, clearly identified issues—solidarity, education— and are consistent with the values that the group has advocated for almost a century. The aim of these initiatives is to provide a strong foothold in the economic and social life of the countries in question. The group endeavours to preserve what gives these initiatives their strength and effectiveness, namely the independence of our locally-based companies and their ability to adapt to specific cultural environments.