Have a good haircut, look fit, and don’t address men face-to-face were reportedly among the tips presented to female executives at Ernst & Young during a presentation at the accounting giant’s Hoboken office.
The HuffPost reported Monday it obtained the 55-page presentation, which suggested that women should get manicures and not be “too aggressive or outspoken” among a bevy of other sexist suggestions.
According to the HuffPost report, attendees were also told that women have smaller brains than men.
“Don’t flaunt your body ― sexuality scrambles the mind (for men and women).” the document said, according to HuffPost’s story. The training seminar was given in June 2018 to about two dozen female executives - weeks after the firm settled a sexual harassment suit, CBS News reported.
At a leadership training for women at Ernst & Young, women were told their brains are smaller than men’s, not to be shrill and to avoid showing skin at work because “sexuality” scrambles the mind” https://t.co/FlFvdpzzxx — Emily Peck (@EmilyRPeck) October 21, 2019
HuffPost noted the event did not address sexual misconduct at the firm, but instead focused on how women need to deal with a male-dominated workplace.
Ernst & Young did not immediately respond to a request from NJ Advance Media to comment Monday night.
How is this real? Female Ernst & Young execs were told how to dress and act at a June 2018 training.
They also had to fill out this “Masculine/Feminine Score Sheet" that said feminine traits were "childlike," "gullible" + "loves children." https://t.co/wEo5Yme8fk via @EmilyRPeck pic.twitter.com/Zkju0Kj1iR — Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) October 21, 2019
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vramandali on October 24th, 2019 at 18:09 UTC »
My favorite part of the Huffington Post Article was the quote "Women’s brains absorb information like pancakes soak up syrup so it’s hard for them to focus, the attendees were told. Men’s brains are more like waffles. They’re better able to focus because the information collects in each little waffle square."
Just wow
hello_ongo_gablogian on October 24th, 2019 at 15:47 UTC »
This feels unfair to judge a company based on their trainings from the 50s. Not saying it’s right but - oh holy shit this was 2018?!
not_a_droid on October 24th, 2019 at 14:59 UTC »
who was their keynote speaker? ron burgandy?