QOTD

[giandujakiss]

Sallie Krawcheck

I've thought a lot about the issue of stereotypes, particularly on Wall Street. I can't count the number of times I have seen men slam something on a table, even throw something. You sort of do a mental eye roll and move on. I can count on one hand — on one finger — the number of tantrums I've seen a woman have. As she was having it, I remember thinking to myself, Bitch. So if I'm having that view, it's hard to imagine that someone else isn't having the same view. Women need to operate in narrower emotional channels than men.

Comments

[jadelennox]

God, THIS. When I worked in a brokerage firm, the brokers regularly got so angry they smashed phones. These are those hardcore, heavy-duty plastic Nortel corporate phones, smashed into little itty bits. And yet my temper tantrums (I had rage problems when I was younger) were legendary, and all I did was yell at people. Who everyone agreed deserved it.

My career's been hurt for years by my temper, but for those guys it was a matter of course. And that's not even getting into the porn issues.

[giandujakiss]

Oh god, it always sounded like working in brokerage would be hell - I'm sorry that was true! And yes, the porn - that's definitely among the things I've heard that just makes me shudder with horror.

[kore]

What should a woman working on Wall Street wear?
You're kidding me! I've never been asked that question before.

Jesus. WHAT SHOULD SHE WEAR.

[giandujakiss]

I know. I suppose that's the nature of the publication?

[some_stars]

we're putting women on diversity councils; we're putting them in mentoring programs; we're giving them special leadership training, telling them how to ask for promotions — but we are not promoting them. My goodness, we're just making women busier.

jfc so much this. I'm so sick of people blaming women for being discriminated against. Yes, women are trained to be less assertive, that training happens because there are negative consequences when we are--including at work.