Some companies are just ahead of their time when it comes to equality for women.
Bank founder Henry Wells invested a good deal of his fortune in New York s Wells College for Women in 1860. Then, in 1889, bank executives noted that hiring six women to fill eight men s jobs has proved to be very much for the better as now work can be done quietly and accurately. Working with women is so compatible with our mission we want to be the top provider of financial services in the country and to do that, we work very hard to give all of our employees and customers the tools they need to succeed. Pamela Michel Chavez Pamela Michel Chavez was hired two years ago as vice president of Community and Media Relations for Wells Fargo. Through her networking, Chavez had the opportunity to work with Wells Fargo for a big employee recognition event in January 1999.