Analysis

November 21, 2022

Want to close the gender pay gap? Find out what your coworkers earn

Salary transparency isn't common among startups, but new data shows it can help iron out inequalities


The Figures team

Startups that offer transparent pay have smaller gender pay gaps. That’s according to data from compensation benchmark platform Figures, which surveyed 493 tech companies across Germany, France and the UK.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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