A former Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) executive is suing the company claiming that she was “mommy tracked” and then fired after she had given birth to two children and opted for a part-time work schedule.
In a federal suit, Charlotte Hanna claims that once she took out time to care for her children that there was no “on ramp” for her to return to working as a full-time executive.
“Goldman Sachs views working mothers as second-class citizens,” said Hanna’s lawyer, Douglas Wigdor.
Hanna returned part-time work for the company in 2005 after the birth of her first child, only to be demoted, she alleges. While Hanna was on maternity leave with her second child in February 2009, she was told that her job was being eliminated, according to the suit.
Goldman Sachs declined to comment to the media on the case.
