Geena Davis: Women Face ‘Unconscious Bias’ in Banking, Media

What can bankers in formal wear learn from an actress who made her name in Hollywood playing a free-spirited, Thunderbird-driving outlaw? Quite a bit, it turns out. Speaking Thursday at American Banker’s annual Most Powerful Women in Banking dinner, Geena Davis — star of the 1991 film “Thelma & Louise” — said that the way women in banking are portrayed on film affects their career trajectory. It’s an issue of “unconscious bias.” Read More…