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DAY= April 4, 2017: Edition 108
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ORIGINAL CONTENT, FRESH NEWS YOU NEED NOW
You Have The Power To Ask Because It's Time To Close The Gap On Equal Pay Day, share this helpful infographic designed by Take The Lead's Nailah Blades depicting (in two parts) your power to ask and visualizing the urgency of closing the gender pay gap. TELL ME MORE
That's The Goal: USA Women's Hockey Team Models Negotiating Tools We can learn much from the actions used by the women who scored big for fairness in the sport to get what they deserve. TELL ME MORE
Iceland Or Bust: How Can We Close The Wage Gap Here?
Iceland is the first country to make it illegal to pay differently by gender. Check out the steps needed to make it happen in the U.S. without the chill. TELL ME MORE
Go Ahead: GoDaddy Working To Speed Up Fairness for Women in Tech See what the domain name leader is doing to accelerate promotions and fair pay for women. TELL ME MORE Gloria's Pick: Ask For It,a book by Carnegie Mellon professors Linda Babcock and Sarah
Laschever. I believe that while there are many reasons for the gender pay gap, there are No Excuses any more. Let’s turn 2017 #EqualPayDay into #EqualAskDay. Have an #EqualAskDay story? Tweet it @GloriaFeldt. Let’s share success tips instead of regurgitating the dismal numbers.
TAKING THE LEAD. YOUR ACTION OF THE WEEK
Research what you are worth in your current position and job title, and set goals for yourself for the next five years. Set up a meeting to discuss with managers and company leaders to get what you deserve.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Lean In partnered with Funny Or Die and Hulu for this clever #20PercentCounts video. It would be completely hilarious, except automatically earning less isn't.
GREAT STUFF TO READ NOW
From Zero to Equal? Black Women CEOs in America Are Missing It's hard for any woman to navigate her way to the C-suite, but for black women it is nearly impossible. See what will help change that. READ IT AT HUFFINGTON POST
She Did It! 5 Women at The Top Tell How They Got There Five members of the World Economic Forum’s Young
Global Leaders community from the U.S., Italy, Australia and Norway explain how they got to the top. READ IT AT WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
Start Doing: How To Fix The IT Pipeline for Women Check out specific strategies for changing culture, retaining and promoting women in IT. READ IT AT NETWORK WORLD #BlackWomenAt Work Highlights What To Do About Gaps in Diversity Programs It's not enough to hire under the flag of diversity, see what more needs to be done to promote and mentor women of color once hired. READ IT AT INC.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Treat other people the way you want to be treated. Realize that your current assistant could become your future boss. It’s not about being a people-pleasing softy, but rather, recognizing that respect is earned, not demanded."
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Achieving Pay Equity: What You Can Do to End the Wage Gap
Take The Lead Co-founder and President Gloria
Feldt discusses what you can do to end the wage gap with special guests Lydia Frank, vice president of Content Strategy for PayScale, the leader in modern compensation software with products that help employees and employers have more open conversations about pay; and Farnoosh Torabi, host of the "So Money" podcast and America’s leading personal finance authority hooked on helping Americans live their richest, happiest lives.
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