Claude FAUCHER

Biographical note
Engineer of the Bridges, Water and Forestry Administration, and graduate of the ESSEC school of commerce, Claude FAUCHER worked as a civil servant in local government services in the Rhône-Alpes region, as well as in the Départements (French counties) of Yonne, Sarthe and Haute Savoie. He also worked within State institutions such as the National Forests Office, or as technical advisor in a ministerial cabinet. M. Faucher is the General Director of UTP since January 2014.

Presentation: Gender equality in French urban public transport: a high stake and noticeable evolving issue
Over the past decade, the proportion of female staff members in urban and railway transport companies has been continually increasing. French operators are well aware that gender equality can help address some major issues: societal, economic, commercial, demographic and social.

In terms of the urban public transport branch, the UTP has conducted several campaigns aimed at increasing the proportion of female staff members and ensuring that there is gender equality when it comes to accessing training. Urban and railway transport companies themselves are also involved in this process, notably through campaigns encouraging women to apply for jobs, as well as in-house communication campaigns.