Moving Past Gender Barriers to Negotiate a Raise
Research on gender and negotiation has largely focused on requests for a raise, but the same strategies can — and probably should — be applied to a broad range of requests, including negotiating for a new position or job title. “How women negotiate their career paths is arguably a more important determinant of lifetime earnings than negotiating a little extra money,” said Hannah Riley Bowles, a senior lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, who has conducted many studies on gender and negotiation.
Some women may bridle — justifiably — at adjusting their behavior to conform to stereotypes. But the negotiation experts say that they think about these strategies pragmatically.
“These stereotypes will hold us back, so we might as well use them to move forward,” added Joan C. Williams, a co-author of “What Works for Women at Work.”
Here are some strategies for approaching negotiations at work [Read More…]
The 3 Stages Of Mentorship
What is a mentor, and how does one find this sought-after relationship? Two mentors–once mentees themselves–share their advice. Earlier this week, we chatted about the importance of mentorship for women with Tammy Tibbetts, founder and president of She’s The First, and Caroline Ghosn, founder and CEO of Levo League. Both Ghosn and Tibbetts started organizations for women who may feel that the the odds are stacked against them, whether first-generation graduates in developing nations or young professionals in need of solid mentorship. Both women are themselves first-generation college graduates–and both attribute success to their own mentors. “When people ask me what the best advice I’ve ever gotten was, I tell them what my first boss told me: Don’t let perfection get in the way of better,” Tibbetts says. “As a first generation college graduate entering the workforce for the first time, there were many unwritten rules I felt like I didn’t know, and I wasn’t sure who to ask,” Ghosn says. “Let’s be stronger together and learn from each other and shift our approach to one of women helping women.” Here, their thoughts outline the process of finding, keeping, and even letting go of a mentor relationship. [Read More…]Julia Strickland, Leading Californian Litigator, on Getting to the Top in Law – See more at: http://www.thenextwomen.com/2012/12/21/julia-strickland-leading-californian-litigator-getting-top-law#sthash.rK6XRXEF.dpuf
Julia Strickland, Leading Californian Litigator, on Getting to the Top in Law
t’s a big challenge to represent the top financial institutions in the world. It’s even more challenging when most of these firms are in New York and you are based in Los Angeles.
But one remarkable attorney accomplishes this task and succeeds with distinction. Julia Strickland stands at the pinnacle as the class action defense litigator and source for compliance and regulatory advice for the financial industry. No one in California represents as many high-profile financial institutions as her—and no one is more successful in defending those firms in class actions and in dealings with state and federal regulators.
Her impressive roster of clients includes American Express, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, Discover, HSBC, Sallie Mae, PayPal and many others. She manages the Los Angeles office of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. She has been at Stroock since 1978 and was the first summer associate in the Los Angeles office in 1977. She is a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. She oversees fifteen attorneys in her Class Action/Financial Services Group.
– See more at: http://www.thenextwomen.com/2012/12/21/julia-strickland-leading-californian-litigator-getting-top-law#sthash.rK6XRXEF.dpuf
It’s a big challenge to represent the top financial institutions in the world. It’s even more challenging when most of these firms are in New York and you are based in Los Angeles.
But one remarkable attorney accomplishes this task and succeeds with distinction. Julia Strickland stands at the pinnacle as the class action defense litigator and source for compliance and regulatory advice for the financial industry. No one in California represents as many high-profile financial institutions as her—and no one is more successful in defending those firms in class actions and in dealings with state and federal regulators.
Her impressive roster of clients includes American Express, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, Discover, HSBC, Sallie Mae, PayPal and many others. She manages the Los Angeles office of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP. She has been at Stroock since 1978 and was the first summer associate in the Los Angeles office in 1977. She is a member of the Firm’s Executive Committee. She oversees fifteen attorneys in her Class Action/Financial Services Group [Read More…]
Forget work versus life. Try aiming for harmony instead
To Massachusetts life coach Val Nelson, the notion of work-life balance suggests a battle. It’s work versus life, slugging it out to determine the champion, which wins our time. But such either/or thinking can be limiting. “When we say ‘work-life,’ it’s as if they are separate. But work should be a meaningful, fun part of life. So we are separating work from fun and life,” she said in an interview. Indeed, for many of us, fun is the important element that underlies work-life balance discussions. Fun and work seem to be competing against each other as we evaluate balance. Work, not fun. Life, fun. It’s like a seesaw. “Work gets equated with the ‘have-to’ feeling instead of the fun feeling, and we think we have to push, push, push or it isn’t really ‘work.’ We even say things like ‘It feels like work ‘when we really mean ‘It feels like drudgery.’ This flawed thinking is embedded in our language,” she writes on her blog. Instead of a seesaw, she believes a better image is of three overlapping circles. And instead of balance, we should aim for harmony. [Read More…]
5 Money Habits of Highly Successful Young Women
We’re constantly reading checklists and money steps for newlyweds, new parents and age groups as a whole, but what about the ladies? If you’re a powerhouse of a woman (or looking to become one), read on for some financial habits that are imperative for you to maintain on your road to success. 1. Knowing Where Your Money Is Going — and Coming From Whether you’re a full-time employee or self-employed, it’s impossible to create or build a plan around your finances if you don’t know what’s happening with your money first. Use a website like Mint, You Need a Budget, or Manilla as a starting point for tracking your money and build a spending plan. [Read More…]18 Books That Changed How We Felt About Ourselves As Women
As any book lover knows, reading provides an ability to escape. Whether it’s for a few minutes before bed, on the hour-long bus ride to work or even a full day under the sun — books and the stories they hold are a driving force for creativity, growth and (almost always) relaxation. Novels allow us to visit places, time periods and states of mind we never thought possible. Often these stories and their characters change how we see ourselves and put us on a completely new path. It’s no surprise that women are big readers, contributing to 64 percent of book sales. With these statistics in mind (and our own healthy addiction to reading), we asked the HuffPost editors and our Facebook audience which books shaped the way they thought about themselves as young women. And while we couldn’t fit all of the amazing books on this list, we’ve rounded up 18 that have made life-changing impressions on our community. [Read More…]Industry News
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