Diversity and equality

Financial planning professionals tell us sexual harassment is pervasive. Can that change?

Although their products have won on returns, nearly all the new jobs have gone to men since 2015.

Like other broker-dealers, the firm is far from achieving a ratio of 50/50 men-and-women planners.

While American women earn only 82 cents for every dollar men earn, the wage gap is far greater for female planners.

Being raised by a single mother and going through two divorces taught Loreen Gilbert how to be a better planner, she writes.

The bank is said to have been aware of the accusations for years.

The broker belonged to Morgan Stanley's Chairman's Club, a group reserved for the elite among the firm's advisor ranks.

Which industries have the highest prevalence of unwanted sexual conduct in the workplace? Will the #MeToo movement have a lasting impact? Key findings from a SourceMedia survey.

It’s tough enough to grapple with sexual harassment in the workplace. It’s more complex when clients are involved.

Optimism that the #MeToo movement will have a positive influence is high among bankers who participated in a recent survey on sexual harassment. But there is also concern that it could lead to gender discrimination in hiring and mentoring.

Steven A. Cohen’s firm says a female executive is required by her employment contract to confidentially arbitrate her dispute with the asset manager.

The $11 billion hedge fund is accused of operating like a “boys’ club” where women were paid less than their male counterparts.

An unprecedented, industrywide survey of sexual harassment in the professional workplace reveals industries with the highest prevalence of unwanted sexual behavior, the differences between large and small companies, and blind spots that may be preventing corrections. Fortunately, the data also lights a path forward.

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

Scratch beneath the surface, and there is a lingering feeling among many in the banking, payments and mortgage sectors that not only is harassment present, but it may actually be inevitable. Experts say institutions need to combat that mindset — or else.

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.

Men and women who work in accounting say there’s a low prevalence of sexual harassment in the profession; the numbers suggest otherwise.

Human resources professionals are looking to fight bad behavior driven by upper management.

Women still only account for one-in-nine positions — but clients may benefit from diversity, according to a Morningstar study.

“For progress, we need to make people just the right amount of uncomfortable," says Erika Karp of Cornerstone Capital Group.