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Equal Pay
This matters to us. Studies show that it could possibly take
another 50 years for equal pay to come about, but with the
persistence of women, and society in general, I believe we can make
the time it takes to close the gap shorter. The majority of people
sitting here in this room will be at some stage in our lives, part of the
58.6% of women in the world, 16 years and over, who are looking for
a job, or already working. And all of us will feel the impact of the
gender pay gap, whether it be long, or short term, if it is not closed.
We will be affected by the gender pay gap, so it is time to pitch in and
help equivalent pay to become worldwide. Individual women can
assist closing the gap by negotiating like a man. This means believing
in themselves, and not being embarrassed to have the conversation.
Are we seriously going to let the boys we grew up with, be paid more
than us?
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Equal and fair pay matters to me. A day without sunshine is night.
And a world without equality is just not right.
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