T.I.P.S. - To Improve Pay and Success
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Some of this may be attributed to knowledge. We can ask and negotiate for our fair share when we know what it is. Men tend to talk about their salaries, commissions and bonuses with one another. Women are much more likely to keep this to ourselves. As a result, someone can give us 20 to 30 times less and get away with it. Don’t wait until you believe there is a disparity. Get in the habit of discussing salaries and benefits with your male colleagues. This might be very hard to break into, but remember that they are used to this kind of talk, even if they are not used to talking to women about it. Be sure to stick around when the subject of compensation comes up, listen and participate when you can. "I heard some are receiving up to 1% of their annual income as an end-year bonus. Do you know anything about this?" Women’s discomfort with the subject of money has been used against us far too long. Awareness is the first step. Small adjustments make a big difference.
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According to Business and Professional Women/USA, the problem
for some women may not be a salary gap, but a benefits gap. In
corporate America, male leaders are awarded stock options and other
bonuses as much as 20 to 30 times greater in value than those awarded
to their female counterparts.