Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs

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<b>A rare, riveting insider’s account on Wall Street—an updated <i>Liar’s Poker</i>—where greed coupled with misogyny and discrimination enforces a culture of exclusion in the upper echelons of Goldman Sachs</b>
</b><br /><br />Jamie Fiore Higgins became one of the few women at the highest ranks of Goldman Sachs. Spurred on by the obligation she felt to her working-class immigrant family, she rose through the ranks and saw it all: out-of-control, lavish parties flowing with never-ending drinks; affairs flaunted in the office; rampant drug use; and most pervasively, a discriminatory culture that seemed designed to hold back the few women and people of color employed at the company.<br /> <br />Goldman Sachs had the right talking points and statistics, but Fiore Higgins soon realized that these provided a veneer to cover up what she found to be an abusive culture. Her account is one filled with shocking stories of harassment and jaw-dropping tales of exclusionary behavior: when she was told she only got promoted because she is a woman; when her coworkers mooed at her after she pumped for her fourth child, defying the superior who had advised her not to breastfeed; or when a male boss used a racial epithet in front of her, other colleagues, and clients without any repercussions.<br /> <br /><i>Bully Market </i>sounds the alarm on the culture of finance and corporate America, while offering clear, actionable ideas for creating a fairer workplace. Both a revealing, extraordinary look at the industry and a top Wall Streeter’s explosive personal story, <i>Bully Market</i> is an essential account of one woman’s experience in a flawed system that speaks to the challenge and urgency for change.