Salary and Compensation Research
How do you research what a job should pay? For starters, head to Google. Type in “salary survey” and look at the sites that come up. Likely, www.salary.com will be at the top. Look at www.payscale.com as well. If you are self-employed, try entering a title for your profession plus the phrase “fee survey” into Google. For example: “virtual assistant + fee survey” and “virtual assistant + rate survey”. Try several titles. If you are a consultant, you can use the word consultant, or add a descriptor to it, such as “corporate consultant” or “communications consultant”. If you run the same searches without the word “survey” you will turn up individual people who have their fees posted on their websites.
www.womanowned.com
This is a huge, fabulous site for women who own their own business or are thinking about it. You will find articles ranging from how to tell if you should start your own business, to figuring out the best technology and how to set up your office. Great info on how to write a business plan and fund your business too. The site navigation is easy. Check out their members section too.
www.womensmedia.com
This site is devoted to working women and is not afraid to tackle gender issues. There are some really great articles on dealing with double standards and stereo-typing, as well as practical advice on how to ask for more money. They’ve also got a ton of articles on how to get better organized. (Click on self-employment on the left side for more great info.)
www.womenforhire.com
I like this site a lot. It is for all women who want to move ahead in their career. It has great negotiation advice and talks about issues that are pertinent to today’s women in the modern workplace. It also has a job board as well as resources on working from home. And I like their Be Gutsy Blog!
LifeMoxie Community
The LifeMoxie! Community is connecting men and women around the country who want to work on their careers in a fun community atmosphere. Want more out of your career and life? Discuss, learn, explore, get advice, find a mentor, access the job board, post events and more. It offers tools, training and connections for professional development, as well as top-notch teleclasses, articles, audio trainings, forums, groups and much more!
www.barbarastanny.com
Barbara is the author of Secrets of Six Figure Women and Overcoming Underearning. Her website is focused around financial empowerment for women, and has many resources, including affirmations, exercises, articles and many wonderful links.
www.moneywisewomen.net
Ready to become a Money Wise Woman? Check out Money Wi$e Women™ forum conferences, held on Saturdays. Marcia Brixey, President of Money Wi$e Women™ Educational Services opens each conference with a presentation on Becoming a Money Wi$e Woman. Participants also get to choose their choice of three breakout sessions taught by female professional and investment experts. Women attend Money Wi$e Women forums again and again!
www.financialrecovery.com
The Financial Recovery Institute helps people transform their relationship to money and trains the professionals who guide them on the journey from financial despair to a life of abundance and wealth. Karen McCall, the founder, is a true pioneer in the field of financial counseling and coaching. The counselors she trains empower people to deal with seemingly hopeless and/or long-standing financial problems. They provide a safe and nonjudgmental place to learn about money and change unhealthy financial behaviors. (Mikelann Valterra is on the faculty of the Financial Recovery Institute.)
www.aauw.org
The American Association of University Women maintains a huge internet presence and has many resources. From their site, you can also link to many like-minded sites. They have national conventions, cutting edge research, and a “member center”. (The AAUW lobbies strongly for education and equality for women and girls on both the local and national stage.) The association has over 1300 branches.
www.advancingwomen.com
Advancing Women, one of Mikelann’s favorite sites, is a great organization that is dedicated to helping women network about workplace issues. The site contains a career center where you can search jobs and post your resume, and it has many articles in its “career strategies” section on negotiation and managing your career. Advancing Women also has a great section for entrepreneurs. Lots to read!
www.catalystwomen.org
Catalyst is another organization worth checking out. They are an independent research and advisory services organization that works to advance women in business. Their site contains a lot of research and publications that are designed to help businesses effectively promote women and deal with gender inequality in the workplace. (They want to help companies develop their female talent.) |
