Editor’s Note

We want to address a theme that women have had to tolerate since the beginning of time: the tendency to assign blame to women for situations involving work, relationships, or professional power dynamics.

WallStreetDiscriminates does not publish stories in order to litigate individual encounters in the court of public opinion. We publish stories to identify patterns of behavior, power imbalances, and workplace dynamics that are difficult to report through traditional channels.

We also want to be very clear about something:
We do not tolerate slut-shaming, victim-blaming, or the idea that a woman’s personal decisions negate her right to professional respect, safety, or fair treatment at work.

History shows that when women report misconduct — whether harassment, retaliation, or inappropriate relationships involving power — the first response is not to examine the behavior of the person in power, but to examine the woman’s behavior, her clothing, her drinking, her decisions, or her character. That pattern is not accidental, and it has discouraged reporting for decades.

Women can make imperfect decisions and still deserve:

• to not be taken advantage of
• to not be retaliated against
• to not have their careers harmed
• to be treated professionally
• to be heard without being publicly shamed

We would also gently encourage everyone, especially women, to reflect on an uncomfortable truth: internalized misogyny is real, and often women are the harshest judges of other women, holding them to standards we would never apply to men in similar situations.

If readers disagree with a story, that is their right. But attacks on a woman’s character, sexuality, or personal decisions are not productive and will not be published on this site.

We also received the suggestion to expand our mission to support entry/mid-level Asian and white men. Thank you but our mission remains focused on women.