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by | Sep 25, 2020

During my first job, my boss made a comment about me looking like “Jenny from the block.” It wasn’t the first time a comment like this was made but it was the last one because I ended up moving to another company. Where I work today, I’m the only Latina in my...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

I had multiple accolades from my client, which were fantastic and really encouraging. My colleagues or leaders didn’t value my accolades as much as those of my white peers. I was the only one who ever received feedback that claimed that I needed to “step...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

I currently am the only Black person in my entire company and it is the most exhausting experience of my life. I have no real mentors or support systems, and have had to fight for every single promotion and am only rewarded when I fit a woman of color stereotype that...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

Investment banking is a pretty bespoke apprenticeship business. This means a lot of opportunities at winning deals are predicated on personal networks which tend to be fairly homogenous. White managers need to be conscious of the environments they’re fostering so...

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by | Sep 25, 2020

I am an olympian with both undergraduate and graduate level Ivy League degrees and my drive and competency is questioned more than my white girlfriends who have half as much investment experience, no Ivy League degrees and no MBA. I considered getting the CFA as...