From immaculate banquier to self-indulgent banker

(Photo: pixabay/pexels) - Money laundering, failed speculation and sexism: financial industry scandals keep causing uproar. Gender studies scholar Anika Thym is investigating how men in the finance sector experience this world and what we can learn from their self-reflection. Ms Thym, you spoke to about 20 men who hold leadership positions in the Swiss financial industry. What did you hope to learn? I'm interested in how and why some people in positions of power think critically about power. It's often assumed that accusations of discrimination, injustice and exploitation only come from "below" - from those who suffer due to them. Self-criticism on the part of the powerful is rarely taken seriously. With my project, I want to show that their experiences are also important.