Inclusion by Design: Equal Pay Day Conference

Watch these terrific videos to understand why we chose to focus this event on Equal Pay Day and how amazing.community is working to impact equality in the workplace.

Speaker: Siri Chilazi, Research Fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government The U.S. gender pay gap currently stands at around 20%, and at this rate, it will take nearly a century for women to earn equal pay for equal work. In her talk, Siri decoded the research and history behind the gender pay gap and outlined a way forward for individuals, organizations and policymakers to finally reach gender pay parity.

Panelists: Lori Trawinski, Ph.D (AARP), Kathleen Luparello (Paradigm4Parity), Andrea Johnson (National Women's Law Center), Deborah Liverman, Ph.D (MIT) Moderator: Josie Sutcliffe (Visier) There is not one single solution that will solve the pay inequity. It takes a concerted effort to address it through policy setting, by increasing the number of women in leadership roles, by educating women about their rights, by setting organizational goals and metrics and bringing transparency into the pay practices. This panel engaged the audience in developing solutions that can move the needle. To see the session, click the first activity below. The remaining activities include research referenced during the session.

Facilitator: Yao Huang, CEO Hatchery Public speaking is the act of performing a good speech to a live audience in order to inform, to persuade and to entertain. It also happens to be one of the most feared activities. Participants learned how to transform that fear into a super-power and how to use their voices to build presence and clearly articulate what we want (or not).

Facilitator: Alicia Lazarto, COO Financial Gym Do you want to earn more money at your current job, but are unsure of how to ask for a raise? Or, are you looking for a new job but unclear of what your market rate is? It’s never too late. Alicia shared ways to develop negotiation skills immediately useful to advocate for yourself in all aspects of your work and life.

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