Why Women Are STILL Undervalued & Underpaid 

Hi Jennifer - Women should emulate their male counterparts by knowing their value & not just asking for but making it clear that they expect a salary in a certain range with incentives & PTO & Healthcare .. & not accept anything else. Be firm in the hiring process & impress. Don't backdown ! Good Luck Ladies 😊

As an Software engineer and having worked for many known tech companies including AWS and Google, I can say I've never seen this gender pay gab. Even now at the place I work which has a 100% transparency policy where everyone can view each other's salary in the company it doesn't exist. What I can say exists with 100% certainty is that women don't seem to have that big of an interest in Software development. They are more interested in Manager positions which have little to no tech savvy required and it was the case with a few occasions where I had women as my managers. The women that are Software Engineers are few and far between, but its a real pleasure to work with them when you do encounter them.

Point against: Women in my qualification also tend to work part-time way more than men. So of course the pay being reported will be less; they’re working less hours. When I do payroll and report pay, I do ‘t have the option to put that they’re part-time, just their pay and gender. Then you have areas like sport. Take soccer for example, the men’s game draws in far more revenue and interest than the women’s. It’s not because anyone has anything against women, the men’s game is just better. Better performance means better pay. Everything on merit, and nothing more, nothing less. Point for: I am male. My mam has the same qualification as me, and has over 10 years more experience. I make 6,000 more than her per year. We both work full-time. My mam is so, so bad at assertively demanding what she deserves, though. People should stop blaming external factors for their circumstances. If you’re not paid what you deserve; that is your fault for not standing up and demanding what you deserve. I’ve prepared hundreds of payrolls, worked with hundreds of companys. I’ve seen female CEO’s on 250k per year plus benifits. They didn’t complain about a pay gap. They worked their backside off and knew how to demand what they deserve. They didn’t blame anything external for any failings, and equally and rightly give themselves the right credit they deserve. Not a sing ounce of a victim mentality. In my mam’s case; she’s far too nice of a person. In her own words she’s “afraid of coming accross as greedy.” I don’t know how many times I’ve tried to get her to demand what she deserves, but she’s too nice.

Just discovered you and I love your content! This one really hit home or me because discrimination is alive and well in the tech industry, especially startups. Could you do a video that explores the more subtle tactics that are used by men to get ahead that women weren't socialized to do? For example, in my workplace, there are key team meetings that tend to have a 'free for all' component to sharing ideas, etc, and it inevitably ends up being the most assertive and loudest person who dominates the conversation (end also ends up getting promoted or recognized). How to deal with competitive environments such as that one that are inherently designed for males to shine?

Women at my area dont work as much as men at my area i dont know how to feel about this

I’m so excited for this new content. Such an important topic!

The tradwife fad isn't even based on history, it's Cold War propaganda.

You *really* lost me @5:24 "In the early days of computing, back in the 1930's & 40's" W. T. F. ??? Business computers started in the 1950's. Up until the 70's & even the 80's, Computer Programmers (now called "software engineers") hand wrote the programmes on coding pages, which were then typed onto punch cards, by secretaries. Male & female programmers did not need to type fast, if at all. Even today, programming involves thinking more than typing. Yes I touch-type at about 40wpm but it is not a prerequisite.

It would be nearly impossible to completely quantify all the variables that go into pay to determine if there is a gap one way or the other. You would have to get to an incredible level or granularity. Take for instance education - it's not just enough to look at the degree attained but also factors like the quality of the university, the quality of the program within the university, the GPA of the individuals being compared, etc. One thing that we can say with complete certainty is that here in the US it's illegal to pay men and women differently for equal work. With that being said, the "gender pay gap" is a non-issue. There's also the reality litmus test. If I could legally hire women at $0.86 on the dollar, I would never hire another man.

I remember my local news doing a piece on this topic. They put a lot of the blame for this BACK on women. By saying women aren’t taught to negotiate pay, and aren’t as likely to argue, (they obviously never met my mom). They also said companies justify paying less for the possibility that the woman is likely to leave to go have kid, when no one is able to survive on one salary anymore. My mom was a teacher for years, until my parents saw the cost of child care. It was cheaper for my mom to stay home. She said for years, teachers should be the highest paid job in the country, because you will get no where without a teacher. We need to move to year round school, at least in the cities. I chose to invest in Dooney & Bourke handbags, and I have five of them. 😊

yeah, I'm in tech. and going thru interview is pain. All bois club here, they even feel uncomfortable to talk with me. I might have 10 times better then male candidate, but because all team is male-based, they feel insecure to hire women.

As someone who has no interest in management, I see no difference in individual contributor pay rates in tech. Having said that, having women, especially mothers in tech helps add pushback against uncompensated overtime. If you're a man in tech and see reluctance to hire women, it could be an indicator that you'll be expected to be overworked. Don't forget that uncompensated overtime is also "unpaid work".

who is this mythical "chad" you keep talking about?

you are still perpetuating the fallacy of the pay gap. there is a wage gap because of the choice of job. you essentially conflated the two. in america, capitalism and the free market dictate ever-changing shifts. there is no standard. you were also disingenuous with your presentation. when anyone becomes a high earner, they get pushed out, whether non-profit or for profit. we all have choices to make. instead of presenting such divisive info, use your wisdom to teach people to make choices that will get them better outcomes.

I love you for talking about this. I know from experience that tech companies are still "boy's clubs" and women are still treated differently. Women in skilled roles are still asked to take meeting notes. I've never heard anyone ask a man to take notes.

Could you cover how to manage a career break? I'm in the last quarter of my career, old enough to withdraw from my IRA, and want to enjoy a one-year temporary retirement before rejoining the workforce. I suspect that we live in a culture that has very low tolerance for an older man wanting to take a career break.

My first job was a law clerk in a personal injury law firm, where both the owner & manager were women. It's the most toxic place I've ever worked at. The upper management level treated men & women utterly different. They treated women like a crap. Verbal abuse was common like using F words towards you non stop & said "you are replaceable, & no one else is going to hire you" towards me & other whose English is not their monther tongues. They forbidden employees discussed their Salary as they paid male employees significantly more. I didn't know this until I left this company. I got in touch with my ex colleague who also left the company. He told me how much another less experienced guy got paid (ass kisser), which was 15K higher than him, 25k higher than me ( I am the most experienced). Pay gap is real.