Wall Street. What does it look like? Whether it's the place or the movie, you're probably picturing a lot of men in suits. And you'd be right. None of the 22 largest U.S. financial firms has ever had a woman as CEO. Fewer than 17% of executive-level employees are women. And if you watch films dealing with the world of high finance, whether 1987's Wall Street or last year's The Big Short, you'd see the same thing. The films all feature men in leading roles, with women usually just the stakes of their testosterone-fueled conflict, not participants in it.
Equity not only stars women, but it's directed, produced and written by women as well. And besides providing entertainment, the filmmakers are provoking conversation about women in the financial industry. They are hosting a series of more than a dozen screenings in cities nationwide this summer followed by panel discussions featuring women prominent in the world of finance, politics and business.
The framing of women's relationships both at and outside of work, and between each other, was probably the most interesting aspect of the movie.The nuances of aspirations,client relationship,conflict of interests was rightly depicted.
Equity not only stars women, but it's directed, produced and written by women as well. And besides providing entertainment, the filmmakers are provoking conversation about women in the financial industry. They are hosting a series of more than a dozen screenings in cities nationwide this summer followed by panel discussions featuring women prominent in the world of finance, politics and business.
The framing of women's relationships both at and outside of work, and between each other, was probably the most interesting aspect of the movie.The nuances of aspirations,client relationship,conflict of interests was rightly depicted.
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