Want to make more money💸? Increase your ‘human capital’. On this episode of 'She's Giving', the self-proclaimed 'data nerd' Megan Henkin EdD, PMP gives us the scoop on how she used a lifetime of experience in education, a liberal arts degree and a doctorate based in women's pay equity to break into the tech industry and increase her compensation over 150%. We also get the skinny on the results of her 2020 studies on gender pay gap, bias, discrimination and how you can help move the needle closer towards equity.

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1:15 Dr. Meg shares how she learned her male counterpart was making 70% more than her

5:30 Growing your human capital

7:40 Getting advanced degrees to increase pay

15:50 Women's pay potential over the course of their lifetime is significantly less vs. men's

19:50 The importance of women using their network when looking for work in our AI world

21:00 Why you should spend at least 40 hours updating your LinkedIn

25:00 Occupational segregation & career disruptions

28:00 Gender discrimination & bias in the workforce

35:00 Women on women competition

40:00 TALK ABOUT YOUR PAY

49:00 What happens when you encourage young women in their work

54:50 Women & jobs vs. careers over the last 100 years

1:05:00 Reframing 'Imposter Syndrome'

1:14:00 How to prep for asking for a raise

As discussed in the episode:

* "Career & Family" by Claudia Golden

** Claudia was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize in Economics for her research described in her book

*** She is only the 3rd woman ever to win the award

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