There’s no shortage of evidence to support the view that diverse teams perform better in the workplace overall. In fact, the business case for diversity of all sorts is now widely accepted in management courses and boardrooms around the world, even if it is rarely rigorously applied in practice.
In Starling’s case, as with other tech companies, the global shortage of software engineers adds an element of urgency to the argument against drawing talent from a narrow pool of male candidates.
Our figures this year show that we are succeeding in getting a greater proportion of women into senior roles. Women occupy 21% of jobs in a highest-paying quartile, compared to 15% last year.
