See also Women bankers
in Fiction
The banking industry and
the financial services sector in general have received plenty of bad publicity
in recent years, much of it well-deserved. Although rogues can be found in
every occupation the City of London and Wall Street seem to attract more than
their fair share. |
Many of the cases of scandalous behaviour involve sexism and sexual
harassment. No doubt it could be said in defence of those accused in such
cases that the increasingly litigatious nature of British society, following
the American pattern, encourages such claims, and that it would be a pity if
fear of the legal consequences made people scared of flirting. An article in
the Wall Street Journal on February 16, 2000 claimed that sex is secret of young businesswomen's
success.
According to the Sunday Times on November 17, 2002, in an article about harassment on Wall Street, "men are sick of gender awareness and the politically correct culture." That may be so, but simple, common decency could have prevented both the original problems and the imposition of a culture that makes men feel resentful. |