Send us Fan MailIn honor of Women’s History Month, we are celebrating 100 Women. 100 Power Moves, spotlighting women making powerful financial decisions. Learn more and nominate someone you know here!As women, we need to recognize that equal pay isn’t just about fairness. It’s about financial freedom.This week on Women & Money: The Shit We Don’t Talk About, we’re diving into one of the most important financial conversations women need to understand.The gender pay gap is still real, and it impacts everything from retirement savings to generational wealth.Our guest, Deborah Vagins, National Campaign Director & Director of Equal Pay Today, has spent decades fighting for economic justice. She is the National Campaign Director at Equal Rights Advocates and Director of the Equal Pay Today Coalition, a national coalition working to close wage gaps and advance workplace protections.Deborah shares what the pay gap actually means for women’s long term financial security, why equal pay days exist, and the real policies being pushed right now to close the gap.We also talk about the hidden ways pay inequality affects retirement, healthcare, and generational wealth.If you’ve ever wondered why this issue still matters, this episode will open your eyes.Deborah reminds us that financial freedom is about more than money. It’s about dignity, safety, and having the power to make choices for yourself and your family.If this conversation sparked something for you, take the next step and join us for next week’s Money Talks “Beyond Equal Pay: Building Wealth Anyway”. Click here to register for FREE and bring your questions! Follow & connect with Deborah Vagins:Equal Rights Advocates Equal Pay Today This episode is supported by Marguerita Cheng, CFP®, RICP®, CDFA®, CEO of Blue Ocean Global Wealth. Marguerita works with women navigating divorce to bring clarity, confidence, and control back into thWant to take this conversation one step further? Join us for our next Money Talks, a free 30 minute live session where we’ll dig into a question we hear all the time from women business owners: Budgeting for Businesses to Offer Benefits. Click here to register for FREE and bring your questions! Follow & connect with us!Website Facebook PageFacebook groupInstagramTikTokLinkedInYouTubeReddit ResourcesHave questions? Click this to check out our expert Q&A for tips from industry experts, tailored to help women address their most common financial concerns. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive financial tips delivered weekly here!...

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