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A Letter to Young Women, in the Age of Trump - Sallie Krawcheck

November 17, 2016

[Photo:  BusinessInsider.com/AU]

 

When I was your age, I thought it was over. My mother was a feminist, so I wanted to call myself anything but a feminist. And anyway, I seemed pretty welcome at work. Even though it was Wall Street, my analyst class was about a third women. We weren't just on our way - we'd arrived.

 

But then … there were the inappropriate pictures left on my desk. The guy miming a sex act when my back was turned. I wasn't given the great assignments; the more senior woman I worked with was likewise dismissed as "lightweight" (and, lest you think that might have been true, that woman was Safra Catz, now the co-President of Oracle). Then the women started to fall away in their 30s…more in their 40s. But the worst of it, I thought was over.

 

And now Trump has made it clear to everyone that the battle for us women is not over.

 

I can't stop thinking about this and what we can / should do.

 

Sallie Krawcheck offers advice within these categories:

 

  • Remember that gender bias in the workplace is not a thing of the past.
  • Ask tough questions, and call the guys out when necessary.
  • If you’re in a bad work situation, it’s ok to quit.
  • Get yourself a senior, successful – preferably female – mentor
  • Do your best to make sure that your success is quantified.
  • Think about starting your own thing.
  • I am going to go out of my way to support other women.
  • Invest.