A sexist Ernst & Young seminar draws rage and resignation across social media:
that told female executives their brains were 6% to 11% smaller than men’s, and that short skirts were inappropriate because “sexuality scrambles the mind” , drew rage and resignation across social media .Another reportedly sexist part of the training featured a breakfast food comparison: “Women’s brains absorb information like pancakes soak up syrup so it’s hard for them to focus, the attendees were told. Men’s brains are more like waffles.
”Ernst & Young told HuffPost that the 2018 training, intended for professional development and networking, was under review, “is no longer offered in its current form,” and “any isolated aspects are taken wholly out of context.” But HuffPost reported that a little over 20% of Ernst & Young’s partners are women, and that accounting firms lack women in senior roles across the industry.
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