"Former Female Partner Sues Ernst & Young Over Alleged Sexual Harassment & Retaliatory Practices", 24 Sep 2018

A former female partner at Ernst and Young (EY) has sued the accounting firm for sexual harassment and retaliatory behavior, painting a picture of the firm as having a frat culture rife with misogyny.  According to the lawsuit, Karen Ward was hired by EY in 2013..., and quickly discovered a culture in which "sexual harassment and inappropriate sexual comments" were commonplace.  She claims that her first supervisor, Michael McNamara, routinely engaged in sexually harassing conduct...Despite being promoted to a partner, she learned that she was making hundreds of thousands of dollars less than her male peers and the average male partner at the firm...[S]he says she complained to senior management about the sexually hostile work environment and gender discrimination.  She and her team were moved to a different group which she says was retaliation for her complaints...Ernst and Young said in a statement: The allegations in Karen Ward’s complaint are unfounded and baseless...