Goldman Sachs Pregnancy Bias Suit Settles

Posted by marykeating on November 9, 2010 under Family responsibility, Sex-based discrimination | Be the First to Comment

More news from the work-life balance front.  A former vice president of Goldman Sachs asked for a part-time position after she had a baby.  She was eventually fired, and filed suit claiming that the firm purposely gave an “off-ramp” to mothers, but no “on-ramp” that allowed her to resume her career path.  After having her children, she was demoted, removed from her office, and fired while on her second maternity leave.

Goldman Sachs settled the case, the details are confidential.

People have been scornful of the “mommy track” for years, while companies publicly wring their figurative hands on how to increase diversity and keep people in the fold who need or want some kind of flexible schedule.  I think and hope that as time passes, we will get more places that mean it.