The accounting firm Ernst & Young is under fire after a presentation that advised female employees how to dress and not to address their male counterparts face-to-face has come to public attention, according to a report.

In June 2018, the company reportedly held a seminar called "Power-Presence-Purpose" led by a third-party vendor at its Hoboken office.

At the meeting, a presenter reportedly said women absorb information "like pancakes," therefore making it hard for them to focus, according to the report. The presenter allegedly said that women have smaller brains than men.

Attendees were also allegedly told to sit cross-legged and to avoid face-to-face contact with male colleagues while at work, according to the report.

Female participants were encouraged to get manicures to "signal fitness and wellness" and to wear flattering clothing, and were warned not to dress provocatively, according to the report.

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Those in attendance were reportedly told that women are not "ambitious" and should not challenge their male peers, according to the report. Prior to the training, attendees had to rate how "masculine" or "feminine" they were, according to the report. Men were described as "dominant" and "assertive" while words like "soft-spoken" and "gullible" were identified as feminine adjectives, according to the report.

“To ensure this can never happen again, we are undertaking a comprehensive review of our processes and controls around program content as there is no question that elements of the program included offensive content that is inconsistent with our core beliefs,” an Ernst & Young spokesperson said in a statement. “We are incredibly proud of our women and our longstanding commitment to diversity, inclusion and creating a culture of belonging for all.”

Ernst & Young reportedly no longer offers the seminar.

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