The topic of gender equality is an essential conversation. At Rousselot, we want to build a safe and inclusive workplace: team members are always chosen for their skills, and never based on characteristics like gender, income, age, disability, sexual orientation, race, class, or religion. Even before Rousselot highlighted its alignment to the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the company was operating in this way.
To learn more about the importance of gender inequality, we asked Rousselot employees for their thoughts:
Andrea Moura
Sales & Marketing Director
Rousselot Health & Nutrition North America
I think we are on the right track, but there is still a lot to do. I was the first woman to assume the position of Regional Director of Marketing and Sales at Rousselot and that was just over 4 years ago, so it is kind of recent.
Angelique Bouman
Human Resources Director
Rousselot
Being human resources director is a nice mission, it’s a fundamental change to know that employees are evolving within Rousselot.
Elke Declerck
Global Science & Innovation Director
Rousselot
Rousselot treats all employees as individuals. Gender equality to me means being approached as an individual. Gender is an element of an individual, but not a discriminating factor.
Adriana Altheman
Human Resources Director
Rousselot South America
In South America, we have a nice approach to equality. I’m an example of that. I have been working at Rousselot for 28 years. I started as an assistant, and I had a lot of opportunity to development.
Elien Gevaert
Principal Scientist Pharmaceutical
Rousselot
I believe that a broad and open-minded policy is one of the key factors to achieve true gender equality at the workplace.
Kathleen Jacobs
Global Regulatory Affairs Director
Rousselot Biomedical
In my direct environment at Rousselot the number of men and women and their respective roles is balanced. A balanced team is key in a business, however, to build a balanced team not gender but personality and competencies should be leading. At Rousselot this seems to be the case.
Isabelle Vandewalle
HSE Manager
Rousselot Angoulême - France
Usually, the industrial world is mostly made up of men but in Rousselot Angoulême-France, I don’t have this feeling. I am appreciated for my skills and it makes no difference whether I am a woman or a man.
Rajeswari Krishnan
Supply Chain & Customer Service
Rousselot South East Asia
Employers are open to meritocracy and support progression and leadership opportunities for women.