Did State Street, the film behind the 'Fearless Girl' statue, underpay its female executives? That was investigators concluded after an analysis showed the firm paid male executives a higher base pay, bonus pay, and total compensation. State Street did not agree with the findings and claimed it is willing to pay $5 million to settle the federal allegations once and for all. The company's spokesperson also released a statement in defense of its mission: "[State Street is] committed to equal pay practices and evaluates on an ongoing basis our internal processes to be sure our compensation, hiring and promotions programs are nondiscriminatory."