A former manager at Commerzbank in London is demanding 580,000 pounds (around 654,000 euros) in damages from the Frankfurt bank after eight years of discrimination proceedings.
The bank is said to have denied promotion to Jagruti Rajput.
This was said by her lawyer at a hearing before the London Labor Court on Monday.
She was practically demoted as a result.
Your client is said to have experienced blatant discrimination.
Commerzbank appealed some of the allegations in the lawsuit, calling the case "completely disproportionate."
The banker had in part successfully sued the money house for discrimination.
Jagruti Rajput has been with Commerzbank in London since 2012 and became Deputy Head of Markets Compliance.
After returning from parental leave, she accused the bank in 2017 of being passed over for promotion.
She is now seeking £285,772 for financial damages, £45,000 for hurt feelings, a further £50,000 in damages and £50,000 for training.
Commerzbank conceded that Rajput is entitled to a "significant sum" for hurting her feelings.
However, the bank denies the described extent of the damage.
"As an employer, we are committed to equal opportunities," said a spokesman for the bank.
Rajput lost her job in 2020 after Commerzbank sold the stocks and commodities business of French bank Société Générale.
The two-day hearing in the London court ends on Tuesday.