Have a good haircut, look fit, and don’t address men face-to-face were reportedly among the tips presented to female executives at Ernst & Young during a presentation at the accounting giant’s Hoboken office.
The HuffPost reported Monday it obtained the 55-page presentation, which suggested that women should get manicures and not be “too aggressive or outspoken” among a bevy of other sexist suggestions.
According to the HuffPost report, attendees were also told that women have smaller brains than men.
“Don’t flaunt your body ― sexuality scrambles the mind (for men and women).” the document said, according to HuffPost’s story. The training seminar was given in June 2018 to about two dozen female executives - weeks after the firm settled a sexual harassment suit, CBS News reported.
HuffPost noted the event did not address sexual misconduct at the firm, but instead focused on how women need to deal with a male-dominated workplace.
Ernst & Young did not immediately respond to a request from NJ Advance Media to comment Monday night.
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