An update on the Women in Finance Charter

[cookywook (Richard Cook)]

Hi all, it should go without saying that diversity and inclusion are really important to us here at Monzo. And this isn’t the place to debate its pros and cons - there are plenty of other places online for that discussion.

Here’s a good statement of where we stand:

An Update on Diversity and Inclusion at Monzo

I think having diverse world views, politics and lived experiences are crucial to a successful workplace. We can’t exist in echo chambers and your values and ideas should be able to be challenged if they are firmly held. A good debate is a favourite past time! However, if your world view or politics involves being intolerant of others then that is diversity we are happy not to have. Working in a kind, supportive environment is part of the reason I love working at Monzo. Work should be challengi…

We’re happy to keep this thread open to discuss the approach we’re taking to tackling this at Monzo, particularly in response to our Women in Finance charter commitments. But we won’t welcome any kind of discussion around whether this is worth purusing in the first place.

As a reminder, our Code of Conduct states that on the Monzo community you agree to uphold inlcusivity:

We want everyone to feel included in our community. In particular, nobody should ever feel excluded on the basis of their:

• Gender, gender identity, or gender expression
• Sexual orientation

We’ll close the thread if it veers off-topic or becomes non-constructive.

Thanks.