2 ways FINRA can make the industry safer for women
January 28, 2020 by Sonya Dreizler
The stories that landed in my inbox were horrifying and disturbing. Last March, I asked women in finance to send me their personal experiences with sexual harassment and discrimination. Examples of pay inequity, unwanted touching, vile comments, and even rape flooded my inbox. I relayed many of these stories in a blog series called Do Better, which I published from October to December of last year.
What bothers me as much as each individual story is the lack of industry will to take substantive measures — beyond diversity statements and conferences — to address harassment and discrimination. Real progress will come when we rally to change the systems that underpin inequity and protect abusers.
Two changes could create the groundswell needed.
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