Dark Side at Fidelity: Women Describe Culture of Bias, Revenge

Bloomberg -------- The trouble for Erika Wesson at Fidelity Investments began with an anonymous email. “Maybe you can go out there and do another deal where you lose millions. Stupid Bitch!” a copy of the 2008 message reads. Wesson was then a Fidelity analyst and, by her account, the only woman on its real estate team for institutional investors. The email -- sent from a Yahoo account whose address was a crude comment on her anatomy --- said she would be fired. From there things got worse. Before long, Wesson became embroiled in a years-long discrimination fight with the mutual-fund giant -- one that sheds light on new allegations about the treatment of women who accuse men of bias. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.