I am a woman working in management consulting and previously worked in front office at CIBC. An MD and ED on our team pressured juniors to accompany them to strip clubs. I felt uncomfortable and shared my thoughts with peers but it fell on deaf ears. It was widely perceived that those who complied received preferential treatment in files and bonuses.
Lindsey Graham, the warmongering Trump-bootlicker died today, holding his seat for 24 years. For some reason, it made me depressed to think about the reality women face at work. I worked at Wells Fargo’s Wealth & Investment Management group for many years. The number of mediocre men who failed-up cannot be reasonably counted. [REDACTED] ran…
The saddest thing about this endeavor is how pointless it is. Women are risk averse and we have been beaten to death by the patriarchy to stay silent out of fear. I suspect it will be next to impossible to get women to share stories despite everyone in the business who comes to this site…
Sexual harassment allegations in the Private banking sector of a leading Asian financial hub that enables Family office setups is increasingly portrayed as evidence of systemic protection for those in power. Survivors and advocacy groups allege that law enforcement, regulatory bodies, and other authorities have suppressed complaints for too long to safeguard institutional standing and…
Dear editor, please publish an edit to the last paragraph. She knows her leadership decisions have been a mess from day one. And that her willful blindness and arrogance has needlessly and negatively impacted the careers of thousands of good people whose family depends on them. Last sentence stands. 🥳
There is a Managing Director in the tech department in Tampa who is so insecure that he seeks affirmation from female subordinates. It manifests in a couple of ways. On one side are those given explicit leeway, with him stepping in to lead their meetings. The pretext is the stakeholders are difficult. You’d think that…
I started my career on Wall Street over 20 years ago, on the trading floor where all kinds of shenanigans would be reported. The guys who asked why you didn’t wear a skirt that day, the head trader who had to be reminded to look someone in the eyes when speaking, not at their chest,…