DIVERSITY
Aier says it ’ s not enough to lament the fact that only 19 % of tech workers are women and that companies do not get enough female applicants for job openings as excuses for this lack of diversity . Instead , companies have to question why fewer women want to work for them and take the necessary steps to build better hiring practices , foster transparent cultures , and fight harder for female talent .
“ This year , the focus has to be on building this talent up : nurturing them , advocating for them , and mentoring them . But this responsibility can ’ t just fall to our female leaders , although I believe we have to be part of the solution . I haven ’ t always had mentors who looked like me or had the same background as mine , but they still had a huge impact on my career . Good mentors are the ones that listen and show up .”
“ WITH WOMEN ONLY REPRESENTING AROUND 30 % OF THE FINTECH WORKFORCE , MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE TO OPEN UP ROLES TO THOSE WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS ”
ROMI SAVOVA FOUNDER AND CEO , PENSIONBEE
Flexible working and the post COVID era Other trends that have driven greater diversity in the workplaces of fintech and insurtech companies are hybrid work patterns and flexible working practices , which were implemented as a result of the pandemic and have left their mark on today ’ s work environments .
Romi Savova is the dynamic Founder and CEO of PensionBee , the UK ’ s leading online pension provider . She launched the business in 2014 in a bid to simplify pension savings in the UK , following a harrowing transfer experience of her own . Before launching her own startup , Savova held key positions at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley , while also possessing an MBA from the prestigious Harvard Business School .
Savova says : “ Many employers have retained the flexible working policies first implemented during the COVID- 19 pandemic , and this has really helped
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