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Were they afraid we were planning a coup d'etat?
I spent my first summer during Columbia Law School at a firm in Philadelphia described as one of the best places in the city for black lawyers. I believed that if there was any place where I would have an equal chance at opportunities, be treated fairly and succeed, this would be it. There were three black female summer associates out of sixty that year but any time all three of us were in an office talking, one of the partners would knock on the door to see how we were doing. It happened too often to be a coincidence that sometimes we would purposely agree to meet in so-and-so's office to test our theory that we were being monitored. Like clock work, ten minutes after we would get together a partner would stop by.
Financial Security for Women: Go Find a Husband
- Workplace Unfairness
- Female
- African-American
- Biotechnology/Pharmaceutical
- Health Care
- Bad Boss
- Compensation
- Double Standards
- Stereotyping
When I was working on Wall Street, I actually had a boss say to me, "You know, you are the best on the floor but we can only give you a 2% raise. This other guy has a family." I replied that I had a family too and he said, "Well, he has a wife and kids and you're likely to get married."