Odey’s Downfall Shows How Far Women Have to Go in City of London

Women in the UK’s financial industry don’t see the hedge fund manager’s ouster from the company he co-founded as a Weinstein moment. 

Sexism in the City: Is Odey’s Downfall a Watershed?
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Revelations of predatory acts by media mogul Harvey Weinstein helped jumpstart a global reckoning for rich and powerful men. Few expect the downfall of hedge fund manager Crispin Odey to provoke a similar watershed in the City of London.

“Odey losing his position isn’t going to change behavior,” said Zelda Perkins, a British former assistant to Weinstein who broke her non-disclosure agreement in 2017 to speak out against him. “What has to change is the system.”