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

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Effective Negotiation. Early in my career, while reading an in-flight magazine seminar ad on negotiation, I read a quote by negotiation expert Dr. Chester Karris: “ In business as in life, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.”. The art of negotiation is a powerful skill to master in your career.

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Top Tech Jobs of 2024 and the Skills You Need To Land Them, According to Futurist Shivvy Jervis

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The AI market is set to reach $407 billion by 2027 —a big leap from 2022’s revenue of $86.9 The reassuring news is that we will still very much be valued for the skills that come to us naturally as humans and that AI can’t replicate—empathy, motivation, persuasion, intuition,” she notes.

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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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Offering Financial Literacy Benefit Programs Could Save Businesses $40 Billion

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businesses approximately $40 billion in lost productivity in 2022 alone. Recognizing that a primary source of financial stress is concern over the ability to retire comfortably, these workshops aim to equip employees with the knowledge and skills needed to make informed decisions about saving and investing for retirement.

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Worker Confidence Defies Slowing Wage Growth Trends

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workers remain confident in their ability to negotiate higher pay. According to Morning Consult, this is particularly prevalent in relatively low-skill industries including food & beverage, leisure & hospitality, and retail. Despite this, U.S. employers offering key benefits like health insurance and retirement contributions.

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Society 18 Founder Pamela Zapata on Supporting Influencers of Color and Knowing Your Worth

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Zapata wants to show influencers of color that their skills and talent have value, and these days, she has a roster of creators who trust her team to build their brands and showcase their uniqueness. They didn’t understand how to negotiate contracts. They didn’t understand what they should be charging for certain deliverables.

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Finding a Voice in the Future of Work

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Beats were assigned based on skill set—something typically determined by a reporter’s existing portfolio. And you’ll be equipped with the tools to negotiate benefits in this new landscape. Correction: In the November/December 2022 issue, Sophia Bush and Nia Batts were incorrectly listed as investors of First Women’s Bank.