Are You Ready to Have a Pay Equity Conversation?

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You don't need to walk up to your female colleagues and say, here's what I make. It would almost be better if you said, I listened to this great episode of Women at Work podcast,. So I'm really interested in pay equity. Would you tell me how much you make? Right. That can be the interest in being equitable. You don't have to sense necessarily that someone makes less than you. Yeah. I also think the conversation is going to come up because it's in the wind. And, and transparency is the order of the day. so yeah, I think it's going to come down anyway.

One of the primary reasons we work is to earn money, but many of us feel uncomfortable telling others how much we make. This fear may be working against women, because research has shown that salary transparency can help narrow the gender pay gap.

With the help of experts, we explore the complexities of talking about our salaries. First, an economist walks through the pros and cons of disclosing your pay. Then, the host of a personal finance podcast explains why she encourages people to speak openly about salaries. Finally, an HR executive gives advice on how to deal with the gut punch of learning that a peer makes more than you do.

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