Aviva CEO Amanda Blanc Says Sexism Is ‘Amplified’ in Finance

Sexism in the financial services sector is worse than in wider society, including predatory behavior that targets younger women, Aviva Plc Chief Executive Officer Amanda Blanc told British lawmakers Wednesday.

Blanc, one of the few female leaders of blue-chip companies in Europe, said she was “inundated with hundreds” of messages in response to a LinkedIn post about her plan to speak to parliament’s inquiry into sexism in the City of London.

Some of the testimonies were “sad” and “appalling,” ranging from sexual harassment to women being excluded from key meetings, she said. “I think we are dealing with a societal ...