Friday, February 8, 2008

Educate Yourself

1. Check out http://www.wageproject.org/ to determine if you are being paid unfairly.

2. Read Getting Even by Evelyn Murphy and start a wage club.

3. See if your salary is near the median range for your occupation at www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm

Workplace Justice meets on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month (10am-12pm 550 Rice St, Saint Paul). Share your pay discrimination stories with other women in this self-help support group. Your anonymity will be guaranteed. Call 952-996-9291 for more info.

Risk taking, communication skills, women's labor market choices, Minnesota's pay equity laws and how people played together when they were young are all topics discussed in the book "Earn More, Move Up". Request your copy at jtroutlowen@gmail.com.

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