Women are still paid less than men at European tech companies across the board — but the situation is worst at early-stage startups.
Analysis
March 8, 2023
Gender pay gap widest at early-stage European startups
But are things getting better?
3 min read
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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