Gender discrimination

With workplace equality in the spotlight, it’s time for the banking industry to step up.

Now three of the largest U.S. banks say their female employees make more than 99 cents for every dollar earned by their male peers.

Bank of America will impose new restrictions on inquiring about a job candidate's salary history, aiming to help close a gap between how much women and minorities are paid compared with other employees.

Improving gender equality could significantly boost growth in advanced economies over the coming decades, according to Citigroup Inc.

If we really want to be male feminists, then we need to take more paternity leave. Statistically speaking, this correlates with a lot of positives for women in the workforce. So let's go for real impact, instead of simply saying we support women’s empowerment.

The chief executive officer of Social Finance is stepping down before the end of the year amid sexual harassment accusations leveled at one of the most valuable financial technology startups.

Sanger is out at Wells Fargo and so it is a crisis that gives us our first female board chair at a major U.S. bank. Women lead two major tech initiatives at JPMorgan Chase, which is also adding a fourth woman to its executive committee.

A profile of Dawn Fitzpatrick following her big move from UBS to Soros; a weakness to watch out for in loans made by men to men; and the preponderance of female credit union CEOs.

Yman Vien says she lost her job at American Metro Bancorp because of her gender. The bank says the move was tied to poor decisions that led to a regulatory order in 2009.

A recent study concluded that financial advisers accused of misconduct are fired far more often when female, even though missteps cost less on average than those of male counterparts. Researcher Mark Egan explains the double standard.