HAPPY WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
March is women’s history month in the United States. While I love all these celebrations of women, we must recognize that the gender gaps are widening at an alarming rate.
Women continue to lose basic human rights in the United States, such as the right to vote. Black women are losing jobs at three times the rate of other women in the workplace. A core reason for the widening gender pay gap is the caregiving penalty. A lack of affordable and accessible care from cradle to grave has forced too many women to leave the workforce entirely due to costs. It feels bleak.
That’s why I’m focusing on the list of women who are inspiring me right now. When the world feels overwhelming, I try to lean into community – past, present, and future.
How do you change the pattern from panic to power in your workday? In this video, my friend Vera Ilnyckyj and I share insights from our experience in helping women.
This 2021 blog series is called This Woman’s Work, which highlights the different challenges that women face as we are asked to bring “our whole selves” to work. Still relevant today.
The good news is there is a process for solving pay equity issues. Use these questions to assess pay bias at your workplace. Discuss the answers with your teammates and/or leaders.
Use this reflection tool from Allyship Learning Series. Replace LGBTQIA+ with women and see how you were socialized to think, act, and say. Discuss with others for deeper insights.
Find the slide deck and research that I shared in my 2025 presentation, Pay Equity for Women: Is It Possible?
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“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.”
Let’s not forget the power of friendship between women. Here I am with my bestie Sara as we are volunteering for Charlie’s Heart Foundation. Community and friendship are everything!
