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New York stock exchange has its first female leader in 226-year history
- anonu 8y agoFinance in NYC is a tough spot for women - mainly because its a male-dominated environment and most guys have no clue how to behave around women. Good to see more diversity in the sector, especially in upper management.
- adfdfgas34 8y ago"Most" guys know perfect fine how to behave around women.
- ttrbls 8y agoewwww
- hugofirth 8y agoAs a point of comparison, the London Stock Exchange had its first female chief executive in 2001[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Furse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Furse
- pattisapu 8y agoI never knew there's a sculpture of a fearless girl staring down the charging bull in front of the stock exchange building -- the media always just shows the bull.
- Geeek 8y agoIts relatively new. Put there by State street[1] to promote gender diversity. [1]https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/oct/06/state-street-fearless-girl-gender-equality https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/oct/06/state-stree...
- dagw 8y agoI think it's more correct to say it was put there by State Street to promote State Street.
- paidleaf 8y ago> Its relatively new. Put there by State street[1] to promote gender diversity. It was put there to promote State Street, one of the oldest and biggest financial institutions in the country.
- astura 8y agoIt's new. I also believe the "staring down the bull" location is not a permanent location. It was created to advertise an index fund. The bull statue is not located in front of the NY Stock Exchange building; it's located at Bowling Green Park ~2 block away. The sculptor of the bull statue is extremely opposed to the "staring down the bull" location; he believes it corrupts the meaning of his statue and exploits his work for profit. Which, IMO, is a fair position to take even if you are 100% in favor of gender parity. BONUS fun fact: The charging bull statue was originally unsanctioned guerrilla art.
- nofinator 8y agoThe whole set-up is such an interesting work of art. If you asked a visitor who didn't know the background, "Which statue was installed by a corporation and which was guerilla art?", they would probably say the bull was corporate and the girl was unauthorized street art. And they would be 100% wrong.
- pacala 8y agoGiven the proliferation of CDO executive roles in contemporary corporate world, it's pretty obvious which one is corporate.
- anonu 8y agoSome people have also been critical of having a young girl as opposed to an older woman...
- rhapsodic 8y ago>I never knew there's a sculpture of a fearless girl staring down the charging bull in front of the stock exchange building -- the media always just shows the bull. You're joking, right? When that statue was put up, there was massive hype and media coverage that went on for days. And there was a controversy when the bull sculptor objected to the way that the girl statue was juxtaposed, and that got a lot of coverage. Including here on HN, IIRC.
- Cuuugi 8y agoHow come there's not enough women ditch diggers? or male nurses? I am tired of the selective outrage in diversity.
- astura 8y agohttp://www.nawic.org/nawic/About_NAWIC.asp http://www.nawic.org/nawic/About_NAWIC.asp - Core Purpose: To enhance the success of women in the construction industry. http://www.aamn.org/about-us/mission-vision http://www.aamn.org/about-us/mission-vision - Mission: To shape the practice, education, research, and leadership for men in nursing and advance men’s health.
- Cuuugi 8y agoDo either of these organizations get featured in the Guardian?
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- perfmode 8y agoThe great thing is: no one has to care what you're tired of. Your hurt feelings aren't more important than the dismantling of systems of oppression.
- Cuuugi 8y agoSelective Outrage. There are more systems of oppression than you care to mention. You just bring up what is fashionable. That is whats disgusting, you aren't in favour of equality. You just want a figurehead that doesn't look like you, to feel better about yourself.
- vivafrance 8y agoSuch nonsense. Tell me, when will we get some articles which promote women willing to date men who make less than them? Or women who are ok with men who stay at home to take care of kids? Those biases are still very strong amongst women.
- vivafrance 8y agoWhat a sexist piece of propaganda. Was she hired solely so they could publish these sorts of articles?
- newswriter99 8y ago"Sangster told the Guardian she too found it 'frustrating' that we’re still celebrating when women are named to top positions." Then stop celebrating it. I swear the only reason journalism publications highlight this stuff is because they know it translates into clicks. This isn't the 20th century anymore. Women in executive roles aren't shocking.
- joeblow9999 8y agoAm I the only one on earth who doesn't care if the head of the NYSE is a man or woman?
- AngryData 8y agoNot to be a debbie downer but... just in time for floor traders to become completely irrelevant. But I guess it wouldn't be news worthy if are you counting the women running the trading bots because they have been around for a long time now.