Women and minorities are the most likely groups to be victims of bullying and harassment at the Bank of England ( BoE ) , according to the institution 's response to a freedom of information request . While women and ethnic minorities make up 17 % and 19 % of the bank 's workforce , respectively , they account for 57 % and at least 26 % of the 25 investigations into incidents at the bank between 2009 and 2012 . Ethnicity was not reported in four cases . The news could prove damaging to Mark Carney , the bank 's director of the period , who earlier pledged to build a more diverse and inclusive culture .
Women and minorities are the most likely groups to be victims of bullying and harassment at the Bank of England (BoE), according to the institution's response to a freedom of information request. While women and ethnic minorities make up 45% and 19% of the bank's workforce, respectively, they account for 57% and at least 26% of the 25 investigations into incidents at the BoE between 2009 and 2019. Ethnicity was not disclosed in four cases. The news could prove damaging to Mark Carney, the bank's governor of the period, who earlier pledged to build a more diverse and inclusive culture.