The women of Wall Street got a boost Friday with a judge’s ruling allowing a group of as many as 2,300 female employees of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to pursue claims they didn’t get paid or promoted like their male counterparts.
The lawsuit dates back to 2010 when two women accused Goldman Sachs of a "culture of discrimination" and a boys’ club atmosphere that included client trips to strip clubs. They alleged that female vice presidents earned 21 percent less than their male counterparts, while about a quarter fewer women were promoted to the position of managing director than men.
U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in Manhattan concluded that the women satisfied legal standards to proceed with a class action alleging both that they were subject to explicit discrimination and treated unfairly by company policies that weren’t intentionally biased. She excluded the boys’ club claim.
Goldman Sachs had no immediate comment on the ruling. Read more....