Gender discrimination

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

The Senator wants to know what the SEC is doing to prevent harassment at banks.

Of the 46 advisors newly appointed as managing directors at the firm, only three were women.

The San Francisco-based firm is the third major U.S. bank in recent weeks to change its policies on pay transparency.