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Future Fund leaves diverse founders short-changed
by: Startacus Admin ~ 27th April 2020Change is slow, as Future Fund leaves diverse founders short-changed, with female and BAME business leaders questioning its fairness.
Future Fund, a support package for startups that was launched with considerable fanfare by the UK government just over a week ago, has come under increasing scrutiny for not supporting the broad and diverse range of UK founders, with female and BAME business leader...
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2019 stats show that the gender pay gap continues
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th January 2020The gender pay gap continues to be a very real and concerning issue, with recent research by Starling bank showing that in 2019, women earned up to £12,319 less per year than their male colleagues of the same age and within the same industry...
The gender pay gap remains a very real and concerning issue since recent UK research has shown that in 2019, women earned up to £12,319 ...
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Reviewing your inclusivity strategy
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th October 2018With so many good resources and activities taking place a couple of weeks ago during National Inclusion Week, we thought we'd wait a week or two to publish this article from Lisa Forde, MD of online stationery company Dotty about Paper.... after all business leaders should be reviewing their inclusivity strategies, all year round, not just for one week of the year.
Importance of Inclusi...
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Applied - The recruitment platform to help you hire fairer
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th October 2018Applied - The lowdown on the recruitment platform that will help you hire fairer, faster, and retain hires for longer...
Hiring new talent can be almost as hard as being the talent trying to get hired. There is always fierce competition for the position and always a fear from the applicants that they will not be hired based purely on their talent. Biases and judgements are made instinctively...
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Fairer Funding Now campaign calls for greater diversity in startups gaining investment
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th September 2018Workspace accelerator Huckletree has launched Fairer Funding Now, a campaign calling for greater diversity among startup leaders receiving investment, after a study revealed the extent of discrimination in the funding process, with almost half of startup leaders in the UK and Ireland having experienced or known someone who has faced discrimination while seeking funding.
The Huckletree survey...
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