--- description: Find out why Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and EY CEO Mark Weinberger will advise Donald Trump on women in the workforce. title: Two Male CEOs Will Advise Trump on Women in the Workplace image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1fd57e1467b15dbf/6988b8b4097b907e719b8c39/donald-trump-women-workplace.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [motto](/tag/motto/) ## motto Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Two Male CEOs Will Advise Trump on Women in the Workplace by [Alicia Adamczyk / Money](/author/money-magazine/) ## Alicia Adamczyk / Money Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 3, 2017 4:49 PM CUT  WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with executives and union representatives from the Harley Davidson company at the White House on February 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. At the end of the photo opportunity, Trump said "nothing is off the table" in relation to current disagreements between the U.S. and Iran. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 02: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with executives and union representatives from the Harley Davidson company at the White House on February 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. At the end of the photo opportunity, Trump said "nothing is off the table" in relation to current disagreements between the U.S. and Iran. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Alicia Adamczyk / Money](/author/money-magazine/) ## Alicia Adamczyk / Money Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 3, 2017 4:49 PM CUT Donald Trump will meet with top business leaders Friday morning to discuss business issues ranging from taxes to regulation. But it’s his curious picks for advice on women in the workforce that have drawn critics’ attention. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and EY CEO Mark Weinberger are the headliners for a discussion on women’s workplace issues, according to the [_Wall Street Journal_](https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trump-is-turning-to-these-8-ceos-on-key-business-issues-1486066782 "undefined")_._ There is no context offered for why McMillon and Weinberger were selected. EY has been a leader in the financial sector on issues like generous [paid parental leave policies](http://time.com/money/4573012/paid-leave-2016/ "undefined") and other [perks for male and female employees](https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/your-money/why-companies-have-started-to-coach-new-parents.html "undefined"). Meanwhile, women leaders will discuss other business issues with Trump, including General Motors CEO Mary Barra, IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, and Pepsi Co. CEO Indra Nooyi. This comes as Trump is under fire for reportedly telling female staffers they need to “dress like women” in the White House, [according to Axios](https://www.axios.com/trump-101-the-producer-of-his-own-epic-film-2230577441.html "undefined"), a new politics website. _This_ [_article_](http://time.com/money/4659450/men-advise-trump-women-workplace/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_Money.com_](http://money.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4659686/donald-trump-women-workplace-male-advisors/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4659686/donald-trump-women-workplace-male-advisors/"},"headline":"Two Male CEOs Will Advise Trump on Women in the Workplace","datePublished":"2017-02-03T16:49:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:04:39.925Z","description":"Even though female CEOs will attend meetings at the White House on the same day","url":"https://time.com/4659686/donald-trump-women-workplace-male-advisors/","keywords":["motto","Donald Trump","Women & Money"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1fd57e1467b15dbf/6988b8b4097b907e719b8c39/donald-trump-women-workplace.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alicia Adamczyk / Money"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1fd57e1467b15dbf/6988b8b4097b907e719b8c39/donald-trump-women-workplace.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"President Trump Has Lunch With Harley Davidson Executives And Union Reps","caption":"President Trump Has Lunch With Harley Davidson Executives And Union Reps","creditText":"Win McNamee—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4659686/donald-trump-women-workplace-male-advisors/","name":"Two Male CEOs Will Advise Trump on Women in the Workplace"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Women Are Asking for Raises, But Men Get Them More","description":"A new study finds that women ask for raises as much as men, but men are more likely to get them.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/UpAQwNeB/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2016-09-07T17:09:02.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/UpAQwNeB.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4659686/donald-trump-women-workplace-male-advisors/","duration":"PT1M2S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4659686/donald-trump-women-workplace-male-advisors/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```