How Wall Street Bro Talk Keeps Women Down - The New York Times - 0 views
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When you create a culture where women are casually torn apart in conversation, how can you ever stomach promoting them, or working for them?
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It’s hard to violate social norms; it’s even harder when doing so means jeopardizing millions of dollars in future earnings. For an intern, a connection with a managing director can mean a foothold in one of the most lucrative career paths in the world.
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A woman has never been the chief executive of a major investment bank. Only about 2 percent of hedge fund managers are women. During my years on Wall Street I never saw a woman run a trading or sales desk, which is the first step toward executive management.
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good article by Sam Polk, July 2016, on how sexist talk by men about women catapults even worse behavior by men