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No women applied for your last role. Again.

That is not a talent problem. It is a process problem.

The Talent Equity List exists to challenge that narrative, and replace it with action.

This isn’t a pipeline issue


Too often, we hear the same phrases:

  • “We didn’t receive any female applicants”
  • “There aren’t any women with the right experience”.

These are not facts.

They are signals that hiring processes are not built to find or support diverse talent.

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44% of financial services workforce are women

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Only 28% in FinTech — even fewer in leadership

40,000–60,000 women leave UK tech every year

22% gender pay gap in financial services

The pipeline exists. The talent exists. But it is not converting.

This is where The Talent Equity List comes in

The problem is not access to talent.

It is visibility, confidence, and process.

The Talent Equity List exists to close that gap.

We connect firms directly to exceptional female and non-binary talent — people with the skills, experience, and ambition that businesses say they cannot find.

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What happens when you join

You’ll receive a curated email twice a month from Nadia Edwards-Dashti, featuring:

High-calibre female and non-binary talent across:

  • Technology
  • Sales
  • Leadership

  • Individuals actively exploring new opportunities
  • Real profiles — not theory, not pipeline assumptions

If timing isn’t right, you still build visibility.

If it is, you may find your next hire immediately.

This isn’t just hiring. It’s reprogramming how you hire.

Over time, you build something far more powerful than a shortlist.

You build a mental database of who actually exists in your market.

You stop relying on assumptions, outdated networks and biased pipelines.

And start hiring based on visibility, evidence and intent.

What we challenge firms to do

We work with firms to:

  • Commit to gender-balanced shortlists at CV stage
  • Challenge the narrative of “no women applied”
  • Hire for potential, not just like-for-like experience
  • Create roles where needed, not just hire into what exists

Inclusive hiring is not passive.
It is a choice.

Ready to take action?

Join the firms already changing how they hire.

Join The Talent Equity List

Testimonials

Olivia Head of Marketing

"Nadia Edwards-Dashti is a superstar and a real asset to the FinTech community. Nadia's campaign on the 'The Talent Equity List' is an innovative and clever way to increase the number of women employed in FinTech. It's great to see people driving real change!"

Annette VP People & Culture

"Harrington Starr is not just an amazing recruitment company specialising in Fintech, they also continue to make a major influence on the whole ecosystem by encouraging thoughtful and provoking discussions."

Sylvia CCO

"It is always a pleasure speaking to Nadia and her team about Women in Fintech. She is one of the most inspiring women I have met in my professional career. We need more people like her so that the future of women in Fintech gets brighter every day."

Thea Head of Urban Mobility

"I have worked with Harrington Star as an employer and found them to be effective, professional, and extremely well-networked within the fintech space. Their, and in particular Nadia's, work on increasing gender equality in the fintech space is admirable, and has been practically very effective."

Stephanie Enterprise Architect

"Harrington Starr have been a pleasure to deal with. Helpful, knowledgeable, professional and extremely inclusive. Highly recommended. I mostly dealt with Nadia Edwards-Dashti and Georgia Richardson."

Nim

"I am always amazed at the way Nadia and the team at Harrington Starr 'walk the talk', and their passion for making a difference in D&I, and am so admirative of all the initiatives that they have launched within the Fintech space to inform others but also to try and give more people a voice in sharing their experience and/or vision towards a more D&I workforce. I was honoured to have been invited onto their Women of Fintech podcast series and had such a lovely and memorable conversation with Nadia. Her professionalism and passion always shine through and it's always been a delight collaborating with Nadia and her teams."

Kate Global Head of Private Markets Technology

"Nadia and the Harrington Starr team are the ROCKSTARS of bringing authentic action and commentary into the areas they believe in. They really do walk the talk. As my daughter says: “10/10. Would recommend!”"

Negin Business Analyst

"It has been an amazing experience working with Harrington Starr and Nadia. Nadia is so passionate and a true professional who has made my job recruitment experience smooth. She introduced me to The Talent Equity List of interesting companies which are encouraged by Nadia to recruit women for Tech. She also walked me through the interview process and supported me in preparing for the interviews. In a very short time, I got two interviews with two amazing firms from the list that I would love to work for. I secured an offer from one of them. Nadia was so responsive and made a huge effort for me to succeed. I can not recommend Harrington Starr highly enough."

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