Sexual harassment

Does Silicon Valley's 'bro culture' pervade IT elsewhere?

03/12/18

Many workers in the technology departments across a range of industries describe behavior that may fall short of a legal definition of sexual harassment, but is still disturbing and could contribute to low employee morale and high turnover.

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Wealth management fares worst in broad study of sexual harassment

03/12/18

From inappropriate touching to belittling comments, women advisors confront workplace environments that are far from welcoming.

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Banking’s response to #MeToo: Training employees to speak up

02/12/18

Strong policies against sexual harassment appear to be a factor in shielding banks from the public shamings that have occurred in other industries, but even they know they can’t get too complacent. Some are ditching old training sessions and trying new things like coaching witnesses on how to report demeaning behavior.

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Sexual harassment widely experienced, but rarely reported in mortgage lending

01/29/18

More than 70% of women mortgage professionals have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, but these incidents go drastically underreported, according to a recent Mortgage Bankers Association survey.

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Taking aim at bitcoin; CFPB delays prepaid card rule

01/26/18

Several banks won’t process cybercurrency transactions while others are reviewing their policies; agency promises flexibility to lenders.

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M&T’s Robert Wilmers dies; sex scandal claims Visa executive

12/18/17

Long-time CEO grew M&T Bank into a $120 billion regional lender; Jim McCarthy, a high-profile manager, didn’t inform company about relationships.

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