A note from Carly Avener, CEO

“This is our first year reporting on our Gender Pay Gap, and it gives us a clear picture of where we stand today. At Leo, we aim to be ‘a home for everyone’. Somewhere people feel they belong and have equal opportunity to grow and build careers that work for their life. Closing our gap is fundamental to this and a priority for us.

Our internal benchmarking since the April 2024 snapshot shows we are making progress, with near parity at senior levels. But our Gender Pay Gap is still shaped by the structure of our workforce, particularly fewer men joining at junior levels, something we know is a wider challenge across our industry, reflected in the latest IPA Census.

That’s why our focus is on building balanced gender representation from the start of the career journey, while continuing to support people to grow into mid and senior roles. A more balanced, representative workforce creates better work. That belief sits at the heart of Populist Creativity.”