Welcome to the Greene Center Women’s Community! I’m Amber Graham, our director of data and operations, and your author for this month’s post. You can look forward to hearing from me and my colleague Cordelia Smith monthly, as we both work to support all women students. We are also excited to ensure that our coverage of women’s career issues is intersectional, and brings forward the lived experiences for women of color, women with disabilities, women in nontraditional career paths, and international women.
International Equal Pay Day – Did you know?
There are actually two different Women’s Equal Pay days each year, and the first one is this month on September 18th. While some progress has been made, the salary numbers (particularly for women of color, those with disabilities, and in male-dominated fields) are still showing a deep impact at both the entry-level and lifetime earnings space.
If you are interested in learning more, you can see https://www.un.org/en/observances/equal-pay-day for more information on the actual holiday. You can also take an online course in salary negotiation through AAUW’s WorkSmart StartSmart program.
Additionally, here are a couple of recent blog posts from the Muse to inspire and encourage you to negotiate and support equal pay for women!
How to Negotiate Salary: 34 Tips you need to know –The Muse
“Whether you’re starting a new job or gunning for a promotion at your current one, we all know that understanding how to negotiate salary is key. Or do we?”
4 Women Who Went Public With Pay Gap Stories – The Muse
“In the U.S., it’s still considered taboo to talk about pay, although millennials and Gen Z are disrupting that norm.”
September 22nd is American Business Women’s Day!
The Forte Foundation is an organization founded to “launch women into fulfilling, significant careers through access to business education, professional development, and a community of successful women.” We have a robust campus chapter you may want to check out at https://ccc.rochester.edu/forte/home/, they host events throughout the year!
To read more – check these blogs out:
Young women going into business: You need to hear this advice from EY’s Angela Ciborowski from College Recruiter
Ciborowski give advice ranging from seizing opportunities as they come to seeking and developing business relationships, while being true to yourself in the process.
We also wanted to highlight Ten good reasons for women to work in business, which highlights advice from Vickie Milazzo, author of “Wicked Success Is Inside Every Woman”, including her assertion that it is no longer necessary to downplay femininity, and enumerates all the skills you bring to being a woman in business.
NY Women in Communication Industries Conference (NYWICI) 9/27 – Registration Open!
NYWICI’s Communications Career Conference is a half-day career event with a keynote speaker, panel discussions with communications leaders, and networking. Attendees will be able to connect and be inspired by industry experts in communications, marketing, advertising, public relations, and other dynamic industries. 2024 marks the highly anticipated return of this event, which has been beloved by early career attendees and industry leaders alike for many years.
Panels will focus on topics that are important to students and early career professionals, including how to find and succeed in a new job, building relationships and your personal brand, and communications career pathways in 2024 and beyond.
Location: Spotify, 4 World Trade Center, NYC
Date: Friday, September 27, 2024
Timing of the event: 3:00-8:00pm
Members: $50 / Non-members: $75
Price includes light meal, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages
*I attended this conference long ago, and it’s one of the best student career conferences I’ve been to! So many women supporting women!
Upcoming Events
There’s always events specifically for women on our Women’s Community page, including Women in Engineering @ Nissan, Women in Global Markets APAC, Black & Veatch Women in Construction and Engineering Student Day 2024, Women in Operations: Area Manager Leadership Panel, Mastercard’s Womens Leadership Network Mentorship Program and more all taking place in the next month!
Next month, Cordelia will focus in on the experiences of Latina, Hispanic and Indigenous women in honor of Hispanic Heritage month and Indigenous Women’s Day.
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