Women are punished for negotiating.

I'm tired of seeing articles that say women are punished for negotiating. We are. It's just that we can't let this fact get in the way or stop us.

We still need to ask for more.

More base pay when the salary we are offered isn't competitive.

A higher salary when we take on more complex work and an increased workload.

A better bonus when we aren't being recognized for the results we are delivering.

More stock/equity when we are leaving unvested LTI at our current employer and negotiating a new job offer.

AND we need the money, resources/people, and time to actually do the work an employer gives us to do instead of the ridiculous impossible deadlines without the people or money to actually get the work done.

"She couldn't cut it here." "She had to move on to be somewhere that was aligned to her capabilities."

Nope. You set us up to fail.

I teach women, BIPOC, and others in marginalized groups how to ask for more.

They are leading the way today to make a difference for themselves. AND the kicker is they are making it normal for the next generation.

There may be pushback, opposition, resistance, and punishment for it today.

But our sisters, daughters, granddaughters, nieces, grandnieces, and so many others will benefit from our willingness to ask for more.

Our willingness to negotiate with confidence, assertiveness, and knowledge of our worth is a form of self-love.

And that is unstoppable.

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#humanresources
#leadership