Lea Goldman on gender pay gap
From SheBelieves Summit: Self Esteem, Confidence, and Motivation - Lea Goldman · · U.S. Soccer
“You all know that there's a gender pay gap in this country, right? You all know that it begins with that first job. It doesn't happen that you hit your stride mid-career and suddenly you see a pay gap. It happens with your very first job dollar-for-dollar: the man is gonna get a dollar and you're gonna get about 80 cents, and it happens and you're not doing anything about it.”
On , Lea Goldman, Global Brand President of Tommy Hilfiger at PVH CORP, spoke about gender pay gap during SheBelieves Summit: Self Esteem, Confidence, and Motivation - Lea Goldman on U.S. Soccer.
About Lea Goldman
At a 2018 SheBelieves Summit, Lea Goldman, then editor-in-chief of Lifetime Television, spoke about self-esteem, confidence, and motivation. She cited survey findings that men apply for jobs when meeting 60% of qualifications while women apply only when meeting 100%, and that 46% of men always negotiate salary after a job offer compared to 30% of women. Goldman stated that the gender pay gap begins with a first job and that men account for 75% of conversation in conference rooms. She advised attendees to put away phones during meetings, ask for informal reviews, attend conferences, and network by following up with speakers. Goldman encouraged young women to negotiate for small salary increases on first job offers to build the habit, and said mistakes should be owned and leveraged as opportunities.