Ladies Get Paid: The Ultimate Guide to Breaking Barriers, Owning Your Worth, and Taking Command of Your Career

by Claire Wasserman

Overview

From career coach and founder of the startup Ladies Get Paid—the eponymous organization leading the fight for equality in the workplace—comes an empowering guide to provide you with the tools to strategically navigate the workplace, achieve success, and become a true leader.

Claire Wasserman has one goal for women: Rise up and get paid.

As the founder of Ladies Get Paid, Claire has worked her entire adult life to promote gender equality in the workplace. If you’re looking to navigate a promotion or break the glass ceiling, Ladies Get Paid is your essential toolkit for achieving success.

Filled with straightforward advice and inspiring stories, Ladies Get Paid encourages self-advocacy and activism as a way to advance your career and make more money. Covering topics as crucial and varied as how to find the perfect mentor, how to negotiate a raise, and how to become a leader, Ladies Get Paid is a reminder that you are valuable—both as an individual woman and as part of the female community. And ultimately, it’s about more than your wallet—it’s about your worth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781982126902
Publisher:	Gallery Books
Publication date:	01/12/2021
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	92,577
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 8.80(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Claire Wasserman is a thought leader, speaker, and entrepreneur. She is the Founder of Ladies Get Paid, a global community that champions the professional and financial advancement of women. Claire has traveled the country teaching thousands of women how to negotiate millions of dollars in raises, start businesses, and advocate for themselves in the workplace. Claire was named one of Entrepreneur magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women for her work inspiring a new generation of female leaders and is a highly-sought-after expert for Fortune 500 companies working to improve diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within their organizations.

Table of Contents

Author's Note ix

Introduction: How It All Began xiii

Part 1 Build Your Foundation

Chapter 1 Get Aligned 7

Chapter 2 Get Out of Your Head 29

Chapter 3 Get Over Perfectionism 45

Part 2 Game Time

Chapter 4 Get Connected 73

Chapter 5 Get the Job 101

Chapter 6 Get Paid 117

Chapter 7 Get Balanced 143

Part 3 Level Up

Chapter 8 Get Allies 177

Chapter 9 Get Promoted 203

Part 4 Make a Difference

Chapter 10 Get Your Company On Board 223

Chapter 11 Case Study: Get Equal 239

Chapter 12 Conclusion 249

Acknowledgments 251

Appendix: How to Effect Policy Change 255

References 273

Index 291

Continue the Conversation 300

Editorial Reviews

10/05/2020

Wasserman, founder of the Ladies Get Paid networking site, devotes her helpful debut to breaking down the skills women need in order to succeed in business. It’s still hard for women to get paid fairly, Wasserman writes, whether in terms of financial compensation or respect and power. To remedy this, she walks readers through ways to take control of their careers. In each chapter, she illustrates her points with a relevant case study involving a woman she’s helped. For work-life balance, Wasserman discusses how Amy, after a period of worsening stress at her job, learned to prioritize self-care after overcoming her “lack of understanding of it, its origins, and all the different ways it can be implemented.” Discussing getting past harmful cultural messaging about work, Wasserman relates how Alisha, having chosen a higher-paying but less fulfilling gig as a consultant over her dream job as a writer, realized that “as much as she needed to be right for the company, the company had to be right for her as well.” Questions for self-exploration help readers personalize the tips to their own situation, whether they are floundering at work or just need direction to the next step up the ladder. Though the advice is not particularly new, the encouraging, all-in-this-together tone will be a beacon to women navigating the choppy waters of workplace patriarchy. Agent: Alexandra Machinist, ICM Partners. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

A manual for women to help them navigate the professional challenges that inevitably come up...From negotiating to self advocating–this book is for any woman who is ready to rise in her career.”
—Forbes

“[A] beacon to women navigating the choppy waters of workplace patriarchy.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Beyond-practical and much-needed how-to-get-ahead road map for women... The way Wasserman structures her book makes for clear directions for every point of the career journey... a ‘gotta-read’ playbook.”
—Booklist

“Women have been talked over, ignored, or downright dismissed for too long. Money is power and Claire Wasserman teaches us how to claim it.”
—Arlan Hamilton, author of It's About Damn Time and founder of Backstage Capital

“A must read for any woman looking to succeed in her career—and for any man or woman looking to create a fair and equitable workplace.”
—David Cohen, Senior Counselor to the CEO and former Chief Diversity Officer, Comcast Corporation

“Every woman in every workplace can learn something from this book. Claire Wasserman has created a guide to succeeding in your field, even when you feel completely stuck.”
—Beth Comstock, author of Imagine It Forward, former Vice Chair, GE

“Whether you’re setting the groundwork in your first job, or climbing the ladder to the very top, there is something for you in Ladies Get Paid.”
—Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik, Co-Hosts & Co-Founders of Almost 30

“Ladies Get Paid is about more than just money—it’s a powerful call to action for women everywhere to know their worth, pursue their goals, and become brave leaders.”
—Reshma Saujani, CEO and Founder of Girls Who Code and author of Brave, Not Perfect

“Salary is only the starting point. Claire Wasserman reminds us how much we have to offer, then demands that we dream even bigger.”
—Alexa von Tobel, Founder of Inspired Capital and New York Times bestselling author of Financially Fearless and Financially Forward

“With Ladies Get Paid, Claire shares her revolutionary yet simple vision: pay women what we are owed and talk about money unapologetically.”
—Blair Imani, author of Modern HERstory and Making Our Way Home

“I read this book expecting to find career advice and negotiation tactics. Claire Wasserman offers both in spades, but more importantly, she dares you to hope for more from your career, and for yourself.”
—Mika Brzezinski, founder of Know Your Value

“To advocate for your worth, you have to believe you are worthy. This book will help you do just that.”
—Amber Rae, author of Choose Wonder Over Worry

“If you don't ask, you don't get. In Ladies Get Paid, Claire Wasserman is determined to make sure that you learn this lifelong lesson and never forget it.”
—Lydia Fenet, Global Managing Director of Strategic Partnerships at Christies and author of The Most Powerful Woman in the Room Is You

“This book does something really special. It not only shows how we as individuals can move up in our careers but also how we can galvanize our communities to make things better for everyone.”
—Julia Hartz, co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite

“Ladies Get Paid presents research on women's disadvantages in the workplace and strategies for advocating for yourself in a clear, direct way; it's essential for any woman looking to level up or find a new job.”
—Shape

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