From Bryn Mawr to Goldman Sachs: One woman’s story of success — and harassment — on Wall Street

A long-running class action gender discrimination lawsuit against Goldman Sachs may go to trial this year, containing allegations of bias and predatory behavior at the vaunted Wall Street firm.

It’s the culmination of years of toxic culture, according to ex-Goldman executive Jamie Fiore Higgins. In a new book, she exposes what she claims is a deeply troubling environment — one where employees are expected to act as if families don’t exist and unwanted sexual advances not only happen but are covered up.

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