Salary Negotiation Training

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is working to close the gender pay gap by 2030!

What is the pay gap?

The difference between what an average woman working full-time is paid compared to the average man. American women earn only 80 percent of their male counterparts, a pay gap of 20 percent. Black and Hispanic women earn even less. Even just one year out of college, women are paid 18 percent less than men.

Why does it matter?

The pay gap has lifelong financial effects that grow over time, from the ability to pay for education and childcare to saving for retirement, impacting women in nearly every profession. The Work Smart program teaches women at all stages of their career how to negotiate their pay, resulting in improved financial futures for themselves and their families.

To learn more, read AAUW’s The_Simple_Truth About The Gender Pay Gap .  Review this most current update from 2020 and the impact of COVID-19 on Women’s Economic Security.  The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap is a commonsense guide that provides key facts about the gender pay gap in the United States.

 


AAUW Work Smart is designed for women who are already in the workforce at any career level and helps you negotiate for a new job, raise, or promotion.  AAUW is so committed to this cause, they’ve made an free online version available for everyone.  (As a result of the ongoing concerns regarding COVID-19 and the need for physical distancing, there are no in-person workshops scheduled at this time.)

Join the 10 million women across the U.S. being trained in salary negotiation. Learn how to improve your financial future and secure the pay you deserve.

Work Smart Online Training

Work Smart results:

The Work Smart program has already trained more than 180,000 women, and nearly all participants report increased knowledge, skills, and confidence in negotiating. A study of the AAUW Work Smart in Boston program’s first year found nearly half of workshop participants successfully negotiated a competitive starting salary or pay raise following their training. Women come away from the workshops knowing how to determine their market worth based on their skills, experience, performance, qualifications, and responsibilities on the job and having the tools and business strategies they need to successfully negotiate for fair pay for the rest of their careers.