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The Gender Pay Gap: 3 Steps to Work Toward Workplace Parity

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For years, we’ve been told the reason the gender pay gap exists is that women don’t negotiate or advocate for themselves. Why do companies and managers insist on making compensation dependent on someone’s self-confidence level or negotiating skills when, in most cases, neither has anything to do with their job and job performance?

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10 Essential Leadership Skills For The Modern Workplace

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Beyond that, the basics of the modern workplace have transformed dramatically. Here, we explore the ten most essential leadership skills that are paramount for the modern workplace. Conflict Management Disagreements and conflicts are inevitable in any workplace. Negotiation skills are another important component of this.

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Finding Your Voice: Advocating and Negotiating for Yourself as a Woman in the Workplace

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She is confident, smart, caring and amazingly driven. Women with families especially are more likely to be risk averse and to employ intentional invisibility as a strategy for navigating workplace barriers. Therefore, we learn not to speak up unless we are certain we are right and/or safe. Effective Negotiation.

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Unlearning Silence in the Workplace: How to Speak Up at Work

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You’re in a meeting—perhaps learning about a new company initiative or listening to a boss who wasn’t happy with your team’s performance—and you have something to say, but then you just… don’t. She asks people to examine the costs of staying silent: “We unlearn being silent by recognizing and wrestling with the silence we’ve learned.

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Why I Negotiated for a 4-Day Workweek Instead of a Raise

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I learned there’s a term for this kind of creative arrangement: “ idiosyncratic deals ,” or “ I-deals ,” which are customizations in employee-employer agreements that meet the needs of both parties and offer a valued worker something outside standard parameters. It was a win-win. Smart leaders have a unique opportunity to win the talent wars.

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Vivian Tu Is Emboldening Women to Step Into Their Financial Power

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Once her new colleagues learned of her financial expertise, they wanted Tu’s help in rebalancing their 401(k) plans and making open enrollment elections. So how can women drive a stake through those shop-’til-you-drop, simple-minded stereotypes and bolster their financial confidence? Talk about it more,” Tu recommends. “As

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Offering Financial Literacy Benefit Programs Could Save Businesses $40 Billion

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These figures underscore the urgent need for comprehensive financial wellness initiatives within the workplace to mitigate stress and foster a healthier, more productive working environment. These should be offered regularly and methodically to reinforce learning and adaptation of financial behaviors. Here are some options: 1.Retirement