Gender discrimination

The business case for eliminating gender pay gaps at banks

02/15/18

Natasha Lamb, the activist investor who got four large banks to publish adjusted gender pay gaps, explains why companies with gender diversity perform better.

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Banking had its #MeToo moment two decades ago: CIT’s Alemany

02/07/18

After facing a landmark sexual harassment lawsuit in the mid-1990s, the banking industry has improved its codes of conduct and training on sexual harassment issues, CIT Chief Executive Ellen Alemany said during a panel discussion Wednesday morning.

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Banks need more women in senior leadership

02/06/18

With workplace equality in the spotlight, it’s time for the banking industry to step up.

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Wells Fargo joins Citi, B of A in disclosing adjusted gender pay gap

02/01/18

Now three of the largest U.S. banks say their female employees make more than 99 cents for every dollar earned by their male peers.

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B of A plans to restrict pay conversations during job interviews

01/25/18

Bank of America will impose new restrictions on inquiring about a job candidate's salary history, aiming to help close a gap between how much women and minorities are paid compared with other employees.

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Empowering women in the economy would boost growth, Citi says

11/17/17

Improving gender equality could significantly boost growth in advanced economies over the coming decades, according to Citigroup Inc.

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Why longer paternity leave is big win for women

10/10/17

If we really want to be male feminists, then we need to take more paternity leave. Statistically speaking, this correlates with a lot of positives for women in the workforce. So let's go for real impact, instead of simply saying we support women’s empowerment.

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SoFi CEO Cagney steps down amid sexual harassment claims

09/12/17

The chief executive officer of Social Finance is stepping down before the end of the year amid sexual harassment accusations leveled at one of the most valuable financial technology startups.

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Can Betsy Duke fix Wells?; JPM execs making noise

08/17/17

Sanger is out at Wells Fargo and so it is a crisis that gives us our first female board chair at a major U.S. bank. Women lead two major tech initiatives at JPMorgan Chase, which is also adding a fourth woman to its executive committee.

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Soros' first female CIO; 'bro' bias in lending

04/13/17

A profile of Dawn Fitzpatrick following her big move from UBS to Soros; a weakness to watch out for in loans made by men to men; and the preponderance of female credit union CEOs.

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