As the news filtered through that, despite The Equal Pay Act, employers in this country persist in paying women less than men in ‘like-for-like’ employment, I made a decision to actually try and find out who is at fault.
Here’s the shortlist:
Interestingly there are statistics to suggest that more boys and men have special educational needs, as well as a higher rate of depression and suicide.
Boys tend to hide their true feelings and feel they have to behave in certain ways.
Hold on, maybe I’m stereotyping now…we need of course not to continue the stereotype of women and men, but there are some threads of truth that run through all stereotypes. ‘Knowing your worth’ however is critical for success personally and professionally… how do we get to know our worth?
The starting point is SELF, having the skills, behaviour and self-belief – being authentic and having the tools to challenge self and others when you use or hear limiting self – worth.
How do we educate others to treat us – what permission do we give to organisations who pay us less than our worth. Do you get angry and ill and blame others or do you take responsibility and do something about it?
