Le Shaw, the International Sexual Health and Wellness Research Institute, is excited to announce their new partnership with The Cupcake Girls, a nonprofit organization dedicated to sex workers and survivors of sex trafficking.

The Cupcake Girls offer essential resources and support services to assist individuals in need in navigating and overcoming challenges following traumatic experiences, or simply wishing to find safe resources as they continue with their careers in sex work. By partnering with The Cupcake Girls, le Shaw will contribute its expertise in scientific research and their focus on Activism and Community Engagement, to further the organization’s mission and help promote a more inclusive and respectful understanding of sex work.

“The Cupcake Girls are making substantial contributions towards empowering sex workers and survivors of sex trafficking,” Bobbi Bidochka, Director of le Shaw, explained. “Our shared values and goals make this partnership a powerful step forward in addressing the systemic issues in the industry and promoting a sex-positive culture.”

For more information about le Shaw and its partnership with The Cupcake Girls, please contact bobbi.bidochka@byborgenterprises.com.

Le Shaw, the International Sexual Health and Wellness Research Institute, is proud to announce their strategic partnership with New Moon Network, an intermediary fund dedicated to resourcing sex worker and survivor-led organizations in the United States.

New Moon Network’s mission is to provide comprehensive support and advocacy to grassroots organizations focused on sex work, enabling them to pursue their missions effectively. Le Shaw will leverage its in-depth scientific research and industry resources to support New Moon Network’s initiatives and help build a sex-positive framework to address the systemic issues that stigmatize sex work.

Through their collaboration, both groups aim to build and promote a more informed and supportive environment for sex workers, and ultimately for the world.

Bobbi Bidochka, Director of le Shaw, emphasized the importance of this partnership: “We believe that New Moon Network is the ideal partner in our mission to support the sex work community. Their dedication to advancing advocacy for sex workers aligns perfectly with our goals, and together, we can make a significant impact in promoting human rights and enhancing sexual health.”

For more information about le Shaw and its partnership with New Moon Network, please contact bobbi.bidochka@byborgenterprises.com.

Wells Fargo was accused of sex discrimination in a lawsuit by a bond saleswoman who said that the fourth-largest U.S. bank denied pay and promotions available to men and also tolerated “unapologetically sexist” in the workplace.

The complaint was filed in federal court on Friday in Chicago by Michal Leavitt of the long accusing large U.S. banks of bias against women. Leavitt said that Wells Fargo’s practice of is noted for steering larger accounts virtually exclusively toward men in its financial institutions organizations group cost her up to a third of her potential pay.

Moreover, it forced her to wait nine years to receive a promotion from vice president to director. She added that every time she would show a frustration that the largest accounts were given to men, she would be noted: “The team here thinks of you as Brad’s second income” referring to her husband . Lastly, Leavitt also accused Wells Fargo of the poor treatment of women in relation to men.

She said that male managers would have inappropriate sexual relation with female deputy workers, and often make derogatory statements about women. According to Leavitt, “financial institutions group is a self-acknowledged ‘boys club’ where ‘locker room talk’ on the sales floor is de rigueur.” Wells Fargo had no immediate comment. Leavitt joined the San Francisco-based bank in the year of 2013 after she came from Bear Stearns.

During her time at Wells Fargo, the Illinois resident said that her treatment deteriorated, so she filed a lawsuit. She is seeking damages and changes in the bank’s account assignment . In the year of 2020, Citigroup was sued by managing director Ardith Lindsey, who said the bank tolerated a “notoriously hostile” culture, where a former top equities banker subjected her to sexual harassment and death threats.

One year before that case, Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $215 million to settle a class action that alleges a widespread bias against the women in pay and promotion . Wells Fargo spent several years detaching from a series of scandals that came from mistreating the customers. These scandals resulted in billions in fines, replacing two chief executives, and a Federal Reserve cap on assets that limits its growth to this day. The case is Leavitt v Wells Fargo Securities LLC, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, No. 24-03140.