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. I guess being close to retirement meant the company didn’t have to deal with it.
Seeing these stories and then reading the atrocities in the Epstein files makes you wonder why it’s so impossible for the world to #BelieveWomen.
Story 199 resonated with me. I recently left BNY after many, many years. It is an extremely toxic environment, where speaking up puts a target on your back. There are certain issues you can never speak of – anything around talent retention and recruitment, or just staffing in general. If you have been in the…
Saw this on Instagram and thought it was a great reminder to the incredible, resilient women who have contributed to this platform about why it’s important to keep going. Happy Mother’s Day weekend to all who celebrate! “Dostoevsky was 28 when they stood him in front of a firing squad. Blindfolded. Hands tied. He could…
In CCAR-adjacent functions — processes subject to federal oversight and with direct implications for how a bank represents its financial stability to regulators — governance exists precisely because the stakes of getting it wrong extend beyond the institution to the broader financial system. What happens when Citi leadership in those functions does not understand the…
We read some stores aloud at Bible Study. #40 is hard to take but a reminder of women’s resilience. We stand with you ladies- our granddaughters need society to be better. God bless. Sue
I’ve spent 30 years in the brokerage business; big fan of Sarah Butcher’s column. I’ve got three daughters. Change is overdue. I don’t think the younger generation is going to tolerate the double standards women face in this business, and frankly they shouldn’t have to. Those standards limit good people and hurt the industry as…