Rare benefits: Goldman Sachs covers sex changes – Feb. 8, 2008

Wall Street is typically considered a pretty conservative place to work. But the classic white-shoe investment bank is loosening things up by adding health benefits that cover sex-change operations.

Not only is Goldman Sachs ranked No. 9 on Fortune’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For, it also appears on what could be a list of transgendered job-seekers’ ideal employers as well.

Goldman added health-insurance coverage of sex reassignment surgery as part of a push last year to attract top talent and recruit and retain a more diverse workforce, the company said.