"There's a general theme of being discounted" — Female investor on an otherwise all-male investment team

"There’s a certain approach to conversation that comes out of knowing what is expected in a conversation" — Female minority hedge fund investor who studied engineering

"He was surprised I wasn't pitching a more 'girly' name" — Female hedge fund analyst

"We were the only two women, and we were the ones that were expected to fetch and then make the coffee" — Female hedge fund founder

"Sometimes it’s an advantage to be the only woman in the room" — Female hedge fund founder

"They would crumble up a girl's résumé. They'd say, 'We don't hire girls because they cry'" — A black male fund manager who started out working on an exchange

"I remember a man saying, 'I don't think you have the stamina'" — Female minority hedge fund partner