Zara Nanu on why women shouldn't have to ask for a payrise

02/11/20 • 40 min

The World Economic Forum says the gender pay gap will take over 200 years to close.

But why should women always have to advocate for their equality by asking for a payrise? Women are constantly told how to negotiate, how to prove their achievements. But data shows that when women do ask for a raise, they don't always get them. And we don't currently have the right to ask our manager what our male counterparts are earning.

Zara Nanu, CEO of GapSquare, uses data to try to change the way companies operate - and the way women and minorities are recruited, paid and promoted.

We talked about men taking pay cuts, the systemic barriers holding women back, and how we are finally moving past the 'Lean In' philosophy.

Hayley Millhouse of OpenMoney also gave some financial advice about equal pay. OpenMoney aims to make financial advice affordable and accessible to everyone - head to www.open-money.co.uk

You can find us on Twitter: @honest_account_ / @ZaraNanu /
[email protected]

The World Economic Forum says the gender pay gap will take over 200 years to close.

Zara Nanu, CEO of GapSquare, uses data to try to change the way companies operate - and the way women and minorities are recruited, paid and promoted.

We talked about men taking pay cuts, the systemic barriers holding women back, and how we are finally moving past the 'Lean In' philosophy.

Hayley Millhouse of OpenMoney also gave some financial advice about equal pay. OpenMoney aims to make financial advice affordable and accessible to everyone - head to www.open-money.co.uk

You can find us on Twitter: @honest_account_ / @ZaraNanu /
[email protected]

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Nicola Slawson and Tola Fisher on money at Christmas, and New Year's resolutions

Christmas is a time of presents (brown paper and string this year), giving relatives the same vouchers as last year and spending money (until you don't have any left). Boxing Day sucks some of us in, and New Year's resolutions are made and broken, in my case, very quickly.

To discuss this exciting and expensive time of year, I'm joined by freelance journalist Nicola Slawson and women's magazine editor Tola Fisher. While sipping mulled wine and eating these strange custard biscuit things, we talk about the biggest money lessons we've learnt in 2019, learning to sew, going on a ski season age 30, why perhaps it's better to 'trust' it will all work out, being single while making life plans, and buying copper kettle swans online and seriously regretting it. Shout out to Shrewsbury's tourist board.

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Tola's just finished her memoir! "Still Standing - Lessons From An 'Unsuccessful' Life". It's out in June and you can add it to your wishlist here

See you in 2020!

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Iona Bain on investing, property, and being asked to work for free

Iona Bain is very well known in financial circles. She started the Young Money Blog in 2011, later creating the Young Money Agency, and regularly appears on TV and radio, and writes for places like The Financial Times. Her MO? To empower young people with financial knowledge.

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I also asked Iona if she still gets asked to work for free (unfortunately, yes) and how she negotiates her fees (think of a number then double it). She had some amazing advice about how to stop under-selling yourself and how to become more confident about your value.

Iona's book - Spare Change: How to save money, budget and be happy with your finances

Blog - The female freelance fightback: How to raise your pay in 2020

I also asked Hayley Millhouse, head of adviser services at OpenMoney, for a few tips on pensions.

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