Posts Tagged ‘pay equity’
Understanding Equal Pay Day and the Wage Negotiation Myths
Closing the gender wage gap to support women’s advancement Let’s talk about Equal Pay Day. This symbolic date represents how far into the new year women had to work to catch up with what men earned the previous year. This year, March 12, 2024 marked the occasion. While it shines a light on the persisting…
Read MoreMinda Harts on the importance of trust
Why return to normal when we can (and should) go for better? Workplace equity consultant and author Minda Harts returns to the podcast to talk about why we can’t rebuild a better workplace if we’re not anchoring everything in trust. And why transparency is a must. Companies and leaders often talk about diversity, equity, and…
Read MoreMen: Make Equal Pay Day Your Epiphany Day
Equal Pay Day Like most male leaders, I didn’t know what I didn’t know. Not just about this “women’s” thing, but about all the things that we, as male leaders, pay little to no attention to on a daily basis, such as sexism, bias, and “white male privilege.” During the past 15+ years, I’ve come…
Read MoreBanning Salary History Questions for Job Applicants
Breaking the cycle of wage discrimination This week, Rosa Goldenshon interviewed me for her Crain’s article on new legislation that attempts to level the playing field for women by banning city employers from asking potential hires about their salary histories. Here are my thoughts: “Best in class” companies are increasingly performing compensation analysis and tying…
Read MoreOver 2 Million Women Just Spoke, Is Corporate America Listening?
Women in droves are asking for two things, one is workplace equity and the second is pay equity. On Saturday, January 21st, over 650 women’s marches were held in major cities around the globe. In Washington D.C. alone over 500,000 women gathered but in other major metro cities, the number of participants was also overwhelming. While…
Read MoreWomen at the Tipping Point. Is Corporate America Ready?
Women’s voices are rising. Are we at a flashpoint address workplace inequalities? The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. – Malcolm Gladwell The Start Since 2000, women have been actively working to advance in the workplace — building on the…
Read MoreWorkplace Equality – An Interview with Carrie Sheffield
I was recently interviewed by Salon /Bold‘s Carrie Sheffield about workplace equality, gender bias in hiring, pay equity and the man code. Here’s a link to interview/video.
Read MoreGender Pay Equity, This Bud’s for You
#PayEquality #CheersToEqualPay It’s not often that my job is done by an advertisement. But this week, the folks at Bud Light stepped up to the microphone to talk about gender pay equity. As many of you know, I’ve been encouraging men to step up and get involved in the conversation about advancing women in the…
Read MoreWe Keep Expecting #women to #leanIn, What We Need is #men to #standup
Hey, Men! Do Something for Your Mothers, Wives, and Daughters. Stand-up for Women. Women’s Pay Equity Day came and went without a lot of hoopla. April 12th symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. Obama made a speech and Pinterest and Twitter exploded, for…
Read MoreBradley Cooper – Male Champion
Listen. Learn. Take Action! Recently Bradley Cooper came out and stated he is going to be an advocate for pay equity in his future movie roles. He said that he has started “teaming up” with female co-stars to negotiate salaries before films go into production. What does this have to do with leaders in corporate…
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