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What
approach would you use to ask
for a raise? I am asking on
behalf of the director of operations
at a 10 person office I work
at. I admire her tenacity, thoroughness
with which she approaches her
job. I believe, however, she
let herself be turned down for
a raise because of low self
esteem. She rationalizes some
of it saying she and the head
guy are friends and she knows
his family situation and all
the financial standing of the
company. However, she complains
of receiving wages that are
based on a 1985 scale. She would
like more money. Look forward
to hearing from you.
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Thanks
for your note to FEMINIST.COM.
Unfortunately, asking for a
raise is not my strength. The
one time I did ask for a raise,
I stumbled over the words and
kept my head down. That said,
I do think your friend is worth
the raise--and self-esteem seems
to be the key to know it. On
average, women continue to earn
only $.72 for every dollar earned
by a man--and this is in a day
and age when many women are
the heads of households, etc...
I think the most important thing
is for her to realize that she
is worth it. For some incentive
for your friend, you might want
to recommend Gloria Steinem's
article "Re-Valuing Economics,"
which can be found in her book
Moving Beyond Words
(You can find this at the FEMINIST.COM
Bookstore under "Feminism").
Amy
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