Analysis

October 24, 2022

UK startups’ gender pay gap worse than national average in 1992

And the situation isn’t that much better in France and Germany…


Michelle Gyimah

The gender pay gap at UK startups is more than double the national average — and worse than it was in 1992.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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