'Fearless Girl' a Hypocrisy?

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It was a gender-equity phenomenon: A statue of a young girl staring down the powerful Wall Street bull in the heart of Manhattan's financial district.

State Street Global Advisors erected the bronze statue earlier this year with a message to get more women directors in the nation's boardrooms. The statue took on a life of its own, becoming a global symbol of female empowerment. Women, including little girls and grandmothers, lined up to take a photo with the "Fearless Girl."

Now, it turns out State Street's female employees may need to erect the statue in their own workplaces.

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