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Have you ever wished you could meet a successful female entrepreneur to guide you through your own entrepreneurial journey? Well, \u00c9lodie Andriot<\/a>, author of the book \u201cPatronnes, t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate avec les num\u00e9ros unes<\/a>\u201d (\u201cone-on-one with the female CEOs\u201d), has done so, meeting with 52 CEOs to gain insight into who they are and how they made it to the top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Elodie Andriot\u2019s current goals to what inspired her to write Patronnes<\/em>, the final episode of Her Voice Season Two dives deep into female leadership. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Join us for the final episode of Her Voice Season Two with our guest Elodie Andriot, ESCP alumna and author of the book \u201cPatronnes, t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate avec les num\u00e9ros unes\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Creating a space for women\u2019s success stories to be told<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

An entrepreneur herself, \u00c9lodie Andriot first launched her own ephemeral media, Madamn<\/em>, in 2019. This became the first step on her quest to understand the impressive women who\u2019ve made it to the top of their industries, which was followed shortly after by Patronnes<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI first had the idea for the book back in 2018, right after metoo<\/a>. The media was talking a lot about violence against women, which was important. But what I was more interested in, because I was doing a master\u2019s in entrepreneurship, were women within the economic environment, and I felt like that was a subject that wasn’t covered,\u201d recalls Andriot when asked what sparked her inspiration for Patronnes<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Female CEOs only lead 7% of top companies in France<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Noticing that female CEOs were far from the spotlight, in an age where entertainment is our primary source for role models, \u00c9lodie Andriot decided to take up the challenge. \u201cI wanted to know: how did they make it? How can I follow in their steps?\u201d says Andriot. Launching her first media, Madamn, <\/em>with Daria Chernova <\/em>while at ESCP, Andriot reached out to prominent female CEOs such as Mercedes Erra, co-founder of the award-winning French advertising agency BETC. \u201cI thought she would never respond. But the next day, I found out she said yes! That\u2019s when I knew I actually needed to keep pushing this idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While women make up 52% of the population in France, they only represent 7% of all CEOs in top companies<\/a><\/strong>. How can this gap be explained? To \u00c9lodie Andriot, who\u2019s interviewed 52 women leaders for her book (one for every percentage of the French population), these disparities are a consequence of remaining inequalities regarding housework but also of a lack of pipeline for women to reach leading positions in the corporate world, as well as a lack of representation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWomen leaders are not seen in the media. But it is so important to give them the stage so that people can project themselves and just say, well, this might be something for me,\u201d says Andriot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you eager to follow in the footsteps of France\u2019s top CEOs and gain tips on how to blow up the glass ceiling? Then join us in wrapping up the second season of Her Voice with the author of Patronnes<\/em>, \u00c9lodie Andriot.<\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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