In April, a report by the UK governments and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission showed that 80% of large companies still paid male employees more than the women. In the US, in 2017 women still earnt just 82% of men’s salaries, according to data by the Pew Research Center.
There are structural changes that still need to take place, how do men and women approach pay negotiations differently? How receptive are bosses to women asking for more money, and what are the best ways women can negotiate to be paid more?
Guests:
Gillian Orr, journalist and content director, Refinery29
Caroline Elliot, Managing Partner of the Quattrain training partnership and former producer, editor and board member at BBC radio
Host and producer:
Nas aka Nastaran Tavakoli-Far
Co-host:
Sam Baker
Co-producers:
Sam Baker and Jonathan Blackwell
Additional links:
‘Building Resilience’ – Quattrain blog post by Caroline Elliot
The Gender Knot merch from TeePublic
https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-gender-knotThe Gender Knot podcast
https://www.thegenderknot.com/ and Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/182851532302085/Music: Government Funded Weed by Black Ant (used under Creative Commons)