Episode web page: https://bit.ly/40y13N5 ----------------------- Rate Insights Unlocked and write a review If you appreciate Insights Unlocked, please give it a rating and a review. Visit Apple Podcasts, pull up the Insights Unlocked show page and scroll to the bottom of the screen. Below the trailers, you'll find Ratings and Reviews. Click on a star rating. Scroll down past the highlighted review and click on "Write a Review." You'll make my day. ----------------------- In this special episode, recorded live from THiS 2024, we explore the biggest challenges women face in today’s workplace and the actionable steps needed to drive change. Our panel of inspiring women leaders dives into the persistent gender pay gap, the lack of leadership representation, the importance of mentorship and sponsorship, and achieving a sustainable work-family balance. From tips on negotiating salaries to navigating career growth with intentionality, this conversation offers practical advice and powerful insights for women looking to thrive in tech—and for organizations striving to create more equitable workplaces. Whether you're a leader, mentor, or someone starting your career, this episode provides valuable takeaways to help you advocate for yourself, build meaningful connections, and craft the career you want. Panelists included: Stacy Sherman, author and advisor, Doing CX Right Alita Joyce, UX Researcher at Google Cloud Monique Lalonde, Director, Product Design at REI Lija Hogan, Principal, Experience Research Strategy at UserTesting What You’ll Learn in This Episode How to address the gender pay gap with practical negotiation strategies and pay equity policies. Why leadership representation matters and how to position yourself for growth. The critical role of mentorship and how to build relationships that empower your career. How to balance career and family with the right support systems and mindset. The power of asking for opportunities, setting goals, and creating your own communities for support. Key Topics Discussed Gender Pay Gap Women earn 84% of what men earn—how can we close this gap? Negotiation tips and strategies for pay equity. Leadership Representation How to find companies that prioritize women in leadership roles. Practical advice for setting and communicating leadership goals. Mentorship and Sponsorship The difference between mentors and sponsors—and why both matter. Proactive steps to find mentors and build supportive professional networks. Work-Family Balance Why it’s not about choosing “either-or”—you can thrive in both work and family life. Insights into planning and creating a sustainable support system.
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Welcome back to the Insights Unlocked podcast. Today, we're bringing you a very special episode recorded at the Human Insights Summit back in October. This panel, one of the most attended sessions of the event, dives into the challenges and opportunities for women in the workplace with a focus on closing the gender pay gap, increasing leadership representation, and the critical role of mentorship.
We've edited the conversation for time, but you're about to hear some incredible insights from our inspiring panelists. They include Stacey Sherman, author and advisor at Do and See X Right. Alita Joyce, UX researcher at Google Cloud. Monique Lalanne, director of product design at REI. Leah Hogan, principal of experience research strategy at User Testing.
Our panel shares candid advice and actionable steps to create more equitable workplaces, whether you're just starting your career or shaping the culture of your organization. It's a conversation you don't want to miss. Enjoy the show.
welcome to insights unlocked an original podcast from user testing where we bring you candid conversations and stories with the thinkers viewers and builders behind some of the most successful digital products and experiences in the world from concept to execution there is a national global women's month women's day typically in march
But we need to continue celebrating, not just in one month. And that's why we're having this conversation. I asked if we could solve one workplace challenge for women this year, what would it be? And it narrowed down to four topics. gender pay gap, leadership representation, work family balance, and lack of mentorship and sponsorship.
So the fact is that women earn 84% of what men do, 10,000 less annually, and the gap has remained nearly constant for a decade. Okay, so, My first question I'll ask each of you is what are some simple, actionable steps we can take to reduce this gap?
I'll start by saying one, I want you all to make as much money as possible. So like, please. But from the corporation perspective, I feel it's hard in this market. You know, we've seen so many layoffs in the tech industry for years. Budgets for promotions, promoting up have gone down. Hiring is still hard. Teams are quite stretched for resources.
And so personally, as someone who started doing my own consulting this year, that was my takeaway of like, how can I start to do more for myself, recognizing there are limitations from the corporate perspective.
So whatever that looks like for you all, if your corporations aren't giving you what you're looking for, always, you know, looking elsewhere as well, stay competitive, moving around, but also seeing what you can do for yourself outside of that has been top of mind.
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