Equal Pay Initiative
FREE Salary Negotiation Workshops
In partnership with the American Association of University Women (AAUW), the FRIENDS want to offer salary negotiation workshops for women so they can gain skills to become financially independent. The FREE workshops are available to all women, regardless of age or career level.
Learn to Ask for More
Visit our events page at friendscosw.org/events to register for a facilitated webinar.
The Gender Wage Gap in San Francisco
In 2017, median earnings for men in the San Francisco metro area were $76,502 compared with $63,306 for women — an earnings ratio of just 83 percent. And for most women, the pay gap is wider. While San Francisco has a smaller gender pay gap than most states do, a 16 percent gap is still far from gender parity.
Closing the gender wage gap can mean the difference between living above or below the poverty line and the existence of the gender pay gap means women and their families have less money to support themselves, save and invest for the future, and spend on goods and services. As women increasingly become the primary breadwinners at home, eliminating the gender pay gap would translate in significant benefits for families, businesses, and the economy.
Funded in 1881, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Annually, AAUW publishes “The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap,” which explains that women working full time in the United States typically are paid just 80 percent of what white men are paid, a gap of 20 percent — and it’s even worse for women of color in San Francisco:
Asian American women are paid $.65 compared to men (white, non-Hispanic)
African American women are paid $.51 compared to men (white, non-Hispanic)
American Indian women are paid $.60 compared to men (white, non-Hispanic)
Alaskan Native women are paid $.60 compared to men (white, non-Hispanic)
Hispanic women are paid $.40 compared to men (white, non-Hispanic)
Taking Action to Close the Gender Wage Gap with Salary Negotiation Workshops
AAUW Work Smart and Start Smart are comprehensive salary negotiation workshops for working women and young professionals entering the workforce. In every two-hour workshop, participants will gain confidence in their negotiation style through facilitated discussion and role-play and learn
In an independent evaluation, 96 percent of women who took an AAUW Work Smart workshop indicated they were extremely likely or somewhat likely to implement concepts learned at the workshop. In addition, over 90 percent of participating women also indicated their workshop attendance would have an extremely likely or somewhat likely impact on their decision to implement the negotiation ideas and concepts they learned.
Based on pre- and post-workshop surveys, women attending the workshop also reported increases in their overall skill and understanding of the principles of AAUW’s negotiation strategy by 98 percent. Similarly, women reported an increase in confidence of 68 percent across the workshop’s components.
In partnership with the American Association of University Women (AAUW), the FRIENDS want to offer salary negotiation workshops for women so they can gain skills to become financially independent. The FREE workshops are available to all women, regardless of age or career level.
Learn to Ask for More
Visit our events page at friendscosw.org/events to register for a facilitated webinar.
The Gender Wage Gap in San Francisco
In 2017, median earnings for men in the San Francisco metro area were $76,502 compared with $63,306 for women — an earnings ratio of just 83 percent. And for most women, the pay gap is wider. While San Francisco has a smaller gender pay gap than most states do, a 16 percent gap is still far from gender parity.
Closing the gender wage gap can mean the difference between living above or below the poverty line and the existence of the gender pay gap means women and their families have less money to support themselves, save and invest for the future, and spend on goods and services. As women increasingly become the primary breadwinners at home, eliminating the gender pay gap would translate in significant benefits for families, businesses, and the economy.
Funded in 1881, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Annually, AAUW publishes “The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap,” which explains that women working full time in the United States typically are paid just 80 percent of what white men are paid, a gap of 20 percent — and it’s even worse for women of color in San Francisco:
Asian American women are paid $.65 compared to men (white, non-Hispanic)
African American women are paid $.51 compared to men (white, non-Hispanic)
American Indian women are paid $.60 compared to men (white, non-Hispanic)
Alaskan Native women are paid $.60 compared to men (white, non-Hispanic)
Hispanic women are paid $.40 compared to men (white, non-Hispanic)
Taking Action to Close the Gender Wage Gap with Salary Negotiation Workshops
AAUW Work Smart and Start Smart are comprehensive salary negotiation workshops for working women and young professionals entering the workforce. In every two-hour workshop, participants will gain confidence in their negotiation style through facilitated discussion and role-play and learn
- How to identify and articulate their personal value
- How to develop an arsenal of persuasive responses and other negotiation strategies
- How to conduct objective market research to benchmark a target salary and benefits
- About the wage gap, including its long-term consequences
In an independent evaluation, 96 percent of women who took an AAUW Work Smart workshop indicated they were extremely likely or somewhat likely to implement concepts learned at the workshop. In addition, over 90 percent of participating women also indicated their workshop attendance would have an extremely likely or somewhat likely impact on their decision to implement the negotiation ideas and concepts they learned.
Based on pre- and post-workshop surveys, women attending the workshop also reported increases in their overall skill and understanding of the principles of AAUW’s negotiation strategy by 98 percent. Similarly, women reported an increase in confidence of 68 percent across the workshop’s components.
REGISTER HERE
Sign up for a facilitated webinar and learn how to ask for more. Regularly scheduled webinars will be posted on our events page at friendscosw.org/events. (In-person workshops have been suspended due to COVID-19 until further notice.) |
ONLINE COURSE
Free and self-paced. Start your online salary negotiation course now and learn how to get the pay you deserve. |
VOLUNTEER TO FACILITATE A WORKSHOP
We are looking to grow our network of volunteer facilitators for workshops we present throughout the year. Help empower women to negotiate for fair pay. Email us for volunteer opportunities. |
SPONSOR WORKSHOPS
Help close the gender pay gap by training and empowering 20,000 women to confidently and successfully negotiate for salary and benefits packages by 2020. |
HOST WORKSHOPS
Provide meeting venue for 60 women to learn how articulate their personal value and conduct objective market research to benchmark a target salary and benefits. |
DONATE
Support one woman or cohorts of 40+ women to learn how to develop an arsenal of persuasive responses and other negotiation strategies. |
VISIT OUR GALLERY
View photos from the press conference on the steps of City Hall announcing the Equal Pay Initiative in San Francisco. |
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Learn more about the gender pay gap and its long term effects from research conducted by AAUW. |
We Are Grateful to Our Equal Pay Sponsors
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We Appreciate the Support of our Equal Pay Community Partners
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