An LVMH maison, Bulgari's efforts contribute towards the conglomerate's improved gender parity work. Between 2007 and 2021, the percentage of women in key positions at LVMH rose from 23 percent to 44 percent, with the Group achieving a Gender Equality Index score of 92/100 in France in 2021. This score is based on five criteria: wage gaps, pay rise differences, promotion discrepancies, the percentage of employees given a pay rise on returning from maternity leave, and the number of women in the top 10 highest-paying jobs. However, while individual company efforts, national laws and increased social pressure seek to improve gender equality, discrepancies still prevail both within and outside global companies. Europe leads the major markets in cis-female representation on boards, but its representation of executive and managerial levels are not much improved.