It’s no surprise this site has started getting traffic from bad actors since it started getting press coverage. Misogyny has stalked strong women since the dawn of time. History shows that resistance grows the loudest just before real change begins, which is why we won’t be deterred. We anticipated this. And, importantly, we planned for…
Lengthy but worth the read, I promise. Though I resigned over a year ago, I still find myself crippled with anxiety and fear of further retaliation—here goes. Despite my having been on a short-term disability (STD) leave of absence, protected by FMLA due to the horrific and unlawful experiences I endured at the hands of…
I was a Managing Director at Citi and when a significant promotion was available, it was given to a male who was a Director, a more junior title at Citi than Managing Director. By Citi’s own standards, I was senior to this male. I had to report to the male, who had less seniority and…
Was doing analyst recruitment for my team at Citi Investment Banking. Interviewed a lot of people and concluded that two young women would be a great addition to the team – they were much stronger and eager than anyone else I interviewed. When group head learnt about it, he called me to his office and…
I exited my role in Citi’s private wealth management due to a fundamental misalignment with leadership practices, organizational values, and the absence of meaningful opportunities for advancement. Despite receiving consistently top performance evaluations over multiple years, advancement opportunities were repeatedly denied (with a new made up reason every year) and instead given to men who…
I worked for 10 years in the industry on the trading floor at two bulge bracket US banks. I started as a graduate and very quickly learned what it took to succeed as a woman – ‘wear shorter skirts’ I was told, followed by rumours that I had only been hired because the boss wanted…
In the last performance review cycle, it was mandatory for at least 5% of employees to receive the lowest grade (4). It’s an open secret that anyone with a 4 is being put on a PIP that’s deliberately impossible to pass, so they’ll all be let go of in 3 months with no pay out….
It’s sad to say but all common pattern you listed here are so true and happened to me in a major financial institution: 1) not equal base pay with men 2) pay reduction by 40% during maternity leave year while being on leave only for 4 months 3) HR system is weaponised, I saw as…
Nearly 10 years now in the industry and still a distinct lack of senior females specifically on the trading floor at Citi. To rub salt further into the wound Citi Markets disbanded/restructured their Women’s employee resource group (along with other DEI groups in Markets) due to pressure to adhere with US government new diversity policies….
Many women who don’t speak up won’t rock the boat because we are breadwinners and in fear of losing our jobs. Our families depend on us for literal housing and food and yet nobody feels sorry for a single black mom (whose partner has left) quite like they do for a widowed white man (whose…