Merrill Lynch Gave Female Trainees a Book Called ‘Seducing the Boys Club’

In other outrageous news about the banks:

Three women suing Merrill Lynch for gender discrimination say they were fired for failing to “seduce the boys club,” the New York Post reports. Seriously: Female trainees were allegedly given copies of a book called Seducing the Boys Club: Uncensored Tactics From a Woman at the Top, and ordered to attend a lecture by author Nina DiSesa, the first female chairwoman at ad giant McCann Erickson. Other alleged girls-only duties included answering phones, being “perky” and “bubbly,” and attending events on topics like “dressing for success” and “preparing healthy meals while working full-time.” But the book alone would be enough to make a gal litigious.

Kat Stoeffel has excerpts from Seducing the Boys Club, and it’s just as gross as you already imagine it to be.

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