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Decades ago, the president of a business unit abroad asked me – in front of male and female colleagues – if my pubic hair matched the color of the hair on my head. Senior male colleagues were visibly embarrassed and made a few protests were made offline. Yet nothing happened. The sick man remained president….

*Dear Moderator, I am hopeful you can publish unredacted since this is a matter of public record.* I am Julia Carreon’s childhood bestfriend of 43 years. She is fighting a very public battle with Citi, alleging that its weaponized HR department gaslit and framed her in an investigation that was over-reaching and one-sided. I am…

I was an Investment Counselor in the Beverly Hills office of Citi Private Bank. I was investigated over a <$50 cab expense that resulted from a misunderstanding between me and the Private Banker I supported. The HR investigation was heavy-handed, and the firm informed me that my bonus would be withheld until the matter was…

I am a woman at Citi. I have been personally impacted by the weaponization of HR processes and unequal enforcement of workplace policies here. Hearing other women share their stories is so inspiring and I would very much like to share mine. However, for fear of retaliation, I feel like I have to save it…

For forty years I worked inside one of the large wealth/wirehouse firms that dominate Wall Street. When I joined in the 1980s, the trading floor looked exactly as you might imagine: dark suits, louder voices, and almost no women. By the time I retired in my late sixties, the décor had changed, the technology had…

The conversation about what’s broken on Wall Street is often framed as women versus men. But recently a senior male technology executive at a major financial institution told me something that disappointed me deeply — though it did not surprise me. He said he doesn’t feel free to speak up to fix what needs fixing….