The other gender gap in business - what is the Equity gap?

All large UK firms are now fully aware of the gender pay gap - the percentage difference between average hourly earnings for men and women. Currently, the gender pay gap is around 9.8%, and many businesses are already finding ways to make it even smaller within their firm.

But researchers at Carta and investment collective #Angels have found another worrying gap between the genders in the US – the equity gap.