Episode 177 - 3 reasons the Gender pay gap exists and what your can do about this as a women?

In this episode I talk about 3 reasons the Gender pay gap exist and what to do about this as a women.

The main points of this episode were:

1. What prompted me to record this episode

2. The main reasons why and how this affecting women's careers

3. What can you do about it?

Links I mentioned in this episode

1. House of commons women in employment document - https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN06838/SN06838.pdf

2. Video from the economist "Is it worth having kids" - https://youtu.be/OPXGeQ5ADfk

3. Stats on women in leadership article - https://www.zippia.com/advice/women-in-leadership-statistics/

4. Women in leadership roles 2023 - https://www.nsls.org/blog/the-top-10-influential-women-in-leadership-for-2023

5. "The biological cloak waits for no women"- https://youtu.be/s5J31JIFxZs

Useful episodes

1. Episode 66 - Supporting parents with their careers (Interview with Clara Wilcox)

2. Episode 78 How to be brilliant at balancing your life and career. (Interview with Cherylanne Skolnicki)

3. Episode 104 - Returning to work as a parent (Interview with Lizzie Martin)

4. Episode 123 - Being the first the few and only in the workplace and what that feels like with Deepa Purushothaman

5. Episode 149 - How you to fulfil your career potential with Sinead Sharkey-Steenson.

6. Episode 166 - Upgrading your Career Success with Rebecca Leppard

Any questions about this episode please email me at soma@thecareerhappinessmentor.com or soma@somaghosh.com