Banque Populaire dropping ClaCla

Gorn FRANTIC!!

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What I don't understand is why that discussion between BP/Clarisse and VG (perhaps also IMOCA) did not happen when Clarisse publicly announced her pregnancy. It should have been much easier to find something that keeps her in the game when the qualification races just started, not when the door starts to close for some including her...
Perhaps those discussions did take place in private and for whatever reason the commitments have not been met up to this point and BP decided to take this action?
 
Nicolas is only 46.
His resume includes The Treasury, Deputy commissioner of the French Financial regulators, Advisor to the prime minister, and Chairman of the largest bank cooperative in Europe. These are all stepping stones. He has about as much interest in being a life time banker as I have in being a pro golfer.
He is not looking to have misogyny listed on the resume under personal interests.
Someone somewhere is going to get hauled on the carpet. The traditional french corporate pastime of finding the scape goat is doubtless in full swing.
 

staysail

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Funny really. 2023 and inclusivity and equality are the corporate buzzwords. That is until a few brilliant women turn up who threaten the guys at their own game. Good old misogyny kicks in. Back to the stone age! Take the women down. Neanderthals!
 

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Gui DCT started this petition to Laurent Mignon (General Manager of Banque Populaire)
Clarisse CREMER gave birth in November 2022 to a baby girl. While nothing forced her to do so, she informed her sponsor Banque Populaire in February 2021 of her child project. They still chose Clarisse for this new Vendée Globe and communicated on their mutual commitment in the fall of 2021. In the
end, Banque Populaire decided to replace Clarisse. She will not be at the start of the Vendée Globe 2024.
He has 2 full seasons and 4 transatlantic races left to return to his best level. Everything was possible.
Instead of accompanying her in her admirable approach to motherhood, Banque Populaire prefers to sanction her by replacing her with another skipper, on the pretext that they "must be at the start of the Vendée Globe 2024".
A shame.
So let's act, let's show through this petition our support for Clarisse above all, but also let's show Banque Populaire that women have the right to be top athletes, that they have the right to live their maternity without being worried!
3.977 have signed. Let's get to 5,000!
 
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Gui DCT started this petition to Laurent Mignon (General Manager of Banque Populaire)

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So let's act, let's show through this petition our support for Clarisse above all, but also let's show Banque Populaire that women have the right to be top athletes, that they have the right to live their maternity without being worried!
3.977 have signed. Let's get to 5,000!
Please lets find another petition.

Laurent is NOT General Manager of Banque Populaire. He is Chairman and CEO of Wendel, a different company altogether. He left BCPE last year. Wrong person.

It just looks embarrassing and uninformed to petition the wrong person.

The CEO of BCPE is Nicolas Namias, The chairman of the supervisory board is Thierry Cahn.
 

Jambalaya

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My wife is French and I've lived in the country roughly half of the last 10 years. Based on my experience I'd say people should not be surprised. In terms of respect for professional women France is very much in the dark ages
 

yl75

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My wife is French and I've lived in the country roughly half of the last 10 years. Based on my experience I'd say people should not be surprised. In terms of respect for professional women France is very much in the dark ages

Really ? Not my experience at all (being French and working in international environment)
Might depend on the context/company though.
 

staysail

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The comments under this BP Facebook post are a good read!

Voile Banque Populaire's Post​



Voile Banque Populaire

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𝗟’𝗘́𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗰 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘁 !
🇫🇷

Vice-championne du monde de KiteFoil en 2022, Lauriane Nolot, 25 ans, a su démontrer toutes ses qualités sur les plans d’eau. Formée aux Camps de la Source, dans le
 

yl75

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The comments under this BP Facebook post are a good read!

Voile Banque Populaire's Post​



Voile Banque Populaire

tnoeSsdproe a1g4f1 aF831P0h 916g9u7i6ffb52 398t3ullrr:u81tMy ·

𝗟’𝗘́𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗰 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘁 !
🇫🇷

Vice-championne du monde de KiteFoil en 2022, Lauriane Nolot, 25 ans, a su démontrer toutes ses qualités sur les plans d’eau. Formée aux Camps de la Source, dans le

Yeah, the amazing crowd of the "social networks ...".

Good thing that the comments under below lemonde article are quite more balanced :
 

Matagi

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Yeah, the amazing crowd of the "social networks ...".

Good thing that the comments under below lemonde article are quite more balanced :
Probably because the typical Le Monde reader looks a lot like you.
 

huey 2

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Damien Bois · ·

For VG2020 all skippers who had completed VG2016 were automatically qualified. A solution for the organizers could have been less broken by automatically qualifying for VG2024, for example:
1- The first 5 of VG2020
2- The first 2 women
3- The first 2 kisses
4- Top Ranked <25yrs
5- Top Ranked >55years
6- Best Ranked 25-55yrs
7- The first 3 of VG2016
8- The first 3 of VG2012
9- Skippers having completed 2 VG or more
10- Women having left the last VG and justifying maternity leave in the next 48 months
Not including the 13 new boats and the wildcard.
Others will qualify by the famous accumulation of points.
All skippers should at least finish a large race on the boat they will use for the VG.
A second wildcard could be reserved for fishing a new boat.
In short, a different general rule should be made to avoid having to deal with particular cases.
 


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