Published by | | | | Two years ago, when Arit Amana received a job offer to join a multinational company as a software engineer, she was ecstatic. At 38, it was her first break into tech, and the $87,000 salary the company was offering almost doubled what she earned at her last full-time job as an analyst in public health. "It was validation that I had the skills that were in demand," said Amana, a mother of two based in Washington, D.C. The thought never crossed her mind to negotiate her pay. Pretty quickly into her new role, she struck up a friendship with one of only two other women developers in their department. They bonded over their shared boot-camp-educated backgrounds and began meeting up regularly. "Just through our coffees or lunches, I really began to get a sense that, wow, this is a whole lot more money on the table than I thought," Amana said. Those conversations also motivated Amana to broach the topic with her own teammates: "I would say, 'Could you share with me a ballpark of what you made at your last role or your first role?' I didn't ask them about their current salary, but I did ask about previous salaries." | | | What she learned was that many of them were making 30 to 40 percent more than her in their starting roles — when she had just as much experience as they did. Amana's revelations join a chorus of voices advocating for pay transparency, a growing movement that has sparked viral tweets, anonymous Google Doc spreadsheets and state pushes to make salary disclosures the law for companies. Particularly during the pandemic, in which women were hit hardest by job losses, experts say it's time to have more conversations about money, not only in the workplace, but with friends and family, too. We spoke to two financial experts on how to start these conversations, whether they're with friends, co-workers or your manager. | | | | Three need-to-know stories | | Protesters at the Women's March in New York City on Oct. 2. (Julianne McShane) | | | A story to make you smile | | Maggie Dorey in her dorm. (Martin Dorey) | Shortly after Maggie Dorey's first birthday, her parents learned she had acute myeloblastic leukemia, a cancer found in the bone marrow and blood. She was whisked away to the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, where she endured several months of chemotherapy and intensive treatment. "It was just awful," her father, Martin, recalled. But she was a fighter, determined to get through the pain even at her young age. "Maggie never really let it get a hold of her," he said. This year, when he dropped his now 18-year-old daughter off at college, he knew it would be emotional. But he had no idea he would weep with joy. As he opened the door to Maggie's dorm room at the University of West England on Sept. 23, he quickly realized she had a perfect view of her former hospital room where she spent six months fighting for her life. "It felt like we had come full circle," he said. Read more from Sydney Page in The Washington Post. | | | | But before we part, some recs | | (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post) | María Alconada Brooks Art director, The LilyHow I'm disconnecting:Every Friday at 6 p.m., I close my computer and put it in my closet. If by Monday morning I'm sitting at my desk and realize I have to go look for my computer, I know I had a successful weekend. What I'm watching: "Nine Perfect Strangers." This Hulu miniseries, based on a novel by Liane Moriarty and starring Nicole Kidman, takes place at a luxurious wellness retreat that promises healing and transformation through unconventional methods. I have mixed feelings about the show but wish I had a home like the resort. What I picked up again recently:Crosswords! I'd forgotten how much I enjoy them. When I was young, we got the newspaper every Sunday, and I'd wake up just to get my hands on the last page of the magazine. When I stopped getting the newspaper, I stopped doing crosswords, but my dad recently gifted me a booklet. | | | | |
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