Building on its commitment to gender equality, in 2021 the school adopted a gender equality action plan centered on four main areas:
- Preventing and addressing pay and career gaps
- Ensuring equal access to professions and responsibilities
- Promoting work-life balance
- Combating gender-based and sexual violence, harassment, and discrimination
In January 2022, Arts et Métiers to taking action against everyday sexism in the workplace and joined the #StOpE. The organizations that have signed up to this initiative are committed to making a lasting impact on everyday sexism by rolling out eight priority commitments over time.
In September 2022, Arts et Métiers its commitment by signing the charter Cpas1option by the senior management, represented by the director of the Cluny campus and the Student Union. By signing this charter, the school affirms its desire to take concerted action to combat risky behaviors and practices associated with partying and addictive behaviors, as well as harassment, discrimination, and sexist and sexual violence (VSS), through a comprehensive prevention approach based on best practices in educational institutions.
Since 2008, the school has been a partner of the association Elles Bougent, whose goal is to introduce young girls to engineering and technical studies and careers.
Arts et Métiers female students Arts et Métiers participate in all events organized by the association (Networking and Career Forum, "Women in Engineering" or "Women Innovating for Digital Technology" days, etc.). Many of them are also involved as mentors for Elles Bougent, sharing their career experiences.
In 2017, the school launched an original campaign to promote technology and engineering among young girls, called " Technology, feminine noun ."
The school is a signatory to the Diversity Charter and the Gender Equality Charter of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles.
In addition, Arts et Métiers set up a support and reporting system (restricted access) available to all staff and students who are victims or witnesses of harassment, gender-based and/or sexual violence (HVSS) or, more generally, personal attacks (discrimination, racism, etc.).
