10 key findings: Sexual harassment in the professional workplace

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  • “While there have been some high profile lawsuits by women, the locker room attitude continues.” (M, 55)
  • There is a “relatively high ratio of males to females in all roles but especially in higher power roles.” (F, 55-59)
  • “Although getting better, there were many cases of men abusing their power in the past couple of decades.” (F, 21-25)
  • “Investment advisory is very male, lots of big egos. I see the worst behavior when I’m at a conference — the alcohol and being away from home seems to make some men regress back into 18-year-old frat boys.” (F, 60-64)
  • “At least for my company, we are too small and don’t have a big name reputation at stake. We also don’t have the resources or employees who are trained to handle these situations.” (F, 30-34)
  • There’s “no training on the subject of sexual harassment.” (M, 50-54)
  • “A lot of firms are small without an effective HR mechanism to make a complaint.” (M, 50-54)
Chelsea Emery
Senior Editor at Deke Digital

Chelsea Emery is Senior Editor at Deke Digital.

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Bonnie McGeer is the former executive editor of American Banker. She oversaw its monthly magazine, along with annual projects such as the Survey of Bank Reputations, Best Banks to Work For and Big … Read full bio

Dana Jackson
Vice President, Research

Dana Jackson is Vice President, Research at SourceMedia. She brings 20 years of experience conducting primary research and providing data-driven insights for business and consumer studies.


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