Women: Salary Negotiation and How It Can Be Costly to Remain Silent About It

NEW YORK - April 4, 2013 - PRLog -- Set the scene. Jane Doe has just been offered her dream job after what feels like years of preparation. Her offer letter includes a comprehensive benefits package and new pay rate. While the pay seems generous, Jane Doe’s living expenses require a bit more. Does she negotiate for a higher salary or does she accept the package for fear of the company rescinding her job offer?

HerAgenda.com and special guest Kelli Grant, finance expert and MarketWatch.com reporter, are here to help in an upcoming twitter chat: “Salary Negotiation: Will Millennial Women Be the Ones to Close the Gender Pay Gap?” What better way to resolve a common issue than to talk about it on a public forum and share best practices and tips.

“According to research firm Accenture, more than a quarter of millennial women don’t discuss career development with their bosses and 47% feel that lack of opportunities holds their career back. Meanwhile, only 45% ask for a raise compared with 61 percent of millennial men,” says Founder of Her Agenda, Rhonesha Byng.

By hosting monthly twitter chats, HerAgenda.com seeks to connect and empower millennial women as they navigate through their respective industries. Each chat will focus on a prevalent theme or issue that affects women today.

“Being a woman isn’t a business handicap. If you believe you are inferior, you will be. Many women still subscribe to the idea that the playing field isn’t level and they think they’re helping the perception but in fact they’re actually substantiating the mentality. If you believe you have a disadvantage, you will. Sometimes, women can get in their own way,” says Amy Jo Martin, digital brand expert and New York Times best selling author. HerAgenda.com hopes to inspire women to remove self-imposed limits and to demand the salaries they are worth.

The twitter chat is set to take place on Friday, April 5th from 1-2pm EST. Follow Kelli Grant (@kelligrant) and Her Agenda (@heragenda). Use hashtag #herpaycheck to join in.

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HerAgenda.com is a digital empowerment brand that serves as an inspiration and information hub for millennial women. We provide inspiration through the stories of real women succeeding in their industries, while also highlighting the information and resources needed to achieve that success. By offering the latest in events, jobs, scholarships, and more, HerAgenda.com strives to provide the best resources found online to empower young women to reach their full potential. At HerAgenda, our goal is to empower a young woman so No one Ever Slows Her Agenda!

For more information, please contact Shadavia Jones – shadavia@heragenda.com