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Another Asia story : Whilst we perceive Asia to be conservative, it is far worse than the West. Regressive men, patriarchal mindset – it reeks. Men retort to nastiness and passive aggression to put women down. I am…
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I worked at Goldman Sachs for many years. During that time, my team was led by a senior white male manager for whom caregiving responsibilities were invisible. Advancement and favor were routinely afforded to those who could remain…
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Concerns aren’t incomprehensible; they are inconvenient. During ERM town-halls at Citi, employees started submitting anonymous comments about retaliation by managers who kept being promoted. The comments got uncomfortable. Eventually, anonymous questions were no longer allowed. Leadership said they…
Story 106
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…
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My path to a leading investment bank (“The Bull”) began because a former co-worker at the small financial services firm where I worked attempted to rape me in my own home. I woke to find this 6’4” man…
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“We must do what they fear – tell the truth, spread the truth.” Alexei Navalny I was raised with conventional wisdom from another continent: don’t confront the attacker, it’ll make it worse. For years, I believed this. One…
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I worked for a large international bank and during my time there I suffered a miscarriage the day before my 3 month scan was due. I notified my employer who put me on 2 weeks sick leave assuming…
Story 102
A consulting partner with an active engagement at the firm I worked for propositioned me for an affair. He fantasized about my neck. When I asked about his wife and kids, he was undeterred and said he wanted…
Story 101
So many instances:– When I was very junior a senior manager told me I smelled nice. At a different point said he was looking for a lover.– Another senior manager avoided me like a plague if when I…
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During the pandemic I decided that I would apply for a $50,000AUD loan for my business to lock down some IP and trademarks. I didn’t want to crimp my cash flow but felt as I was working from…