Wall Street Bank Behind “Fearless Girl” Statue Fined For Underpaying Women
In a controversy that can only be described as hilariously ironic, Boston-based bank and asset manager State Street Corp – which famously created and installed the “fearless girl” statue, purportedly symbolizing Wall Street’s progress toward gender equality in the workplace – to be a symbol of Wall Street’s progress toward gender equality, earlier this year – has agreed to pay $5 million to settle claims that it systematically underpaid female and minority employees, according to the New York Post.
