Gente Empowerment Network

Advocating for ourselves helps us grow stronger and helps us better advocate for others as well. Be sure to check out this podcast episode and this clip. It’s always great to get to coach people through their career trajectories, including salary negotiations. Thanks Ron R. for sharing parts of your story and cultural norms as well.

Worth the listen.

Check out this resource.

Since going down many racial wealth gap and income inequality research holes, not a day goes by that I don’t think about what’s at the root of these issues and how we can solve for them. When Kendra Banchy and I founded the Gente Empowerment Network, I felt strongly (and still do) about the role that career trajectories could play in people being empowered in many aspects of their lives, including in their wealth building opportunities. Many of us spend the majority of our time working, and for most of us, jobs are how we get paid so our careers play a major role in our lives. I’ve also been inspired by Salary Transparent Street, Vivian Tu, Her First $100K, Latin Wealth, and Jannese T. among many others in the space that speak to key topics related to financial wellness and wealth building for communities of color, women, and people who may not have had access to this knowledge. I’m so grateful to Michael Taylor who taught me so much of what I know and have been able to put into practice over the last almost decade. As a first gen college grad and son of immigrants who grew up without this knowledge, it feels critical to pay it forward. While knowledge and key actions folks can take isn’t going to solve for racial wealth gaps and income inequality all on their own, I’ve found it can be a game changer. Some key ideas I’ve taken away have been to pay myself first, to automate these investments/savings (especially pre-tax, thanks 403B), and to keep these investments out of sight/out of mind. I do, of course, still check occasionally, and it was striking to see the small amounts I’ve been putting into my brokerage account growing and just passing the $5,000 mark recently. I didn’t even know what a brokerage account was until a few years ago, and my 403B has also been growing. It can be hard to talk about money and if we don’t share this knowledge, lift each other up, and keep learning, no vamos a llegar where we need to go collectively to close wealth and income inequality gaps. Personal finance is personal, and there is more we can do to support one another in these journeys. Recently, I’ve been following Annamaria Lusardi and I’m inspired by the work being done at Stanford University on this front. Still so much to do and so much to learn.

Latinas are essential to the U.S. workforce, but the wage gap keeps holding them back. On average, Latinas make just 58 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men. This isn’t just a number—this gap means lost opportunities for families, communities, and the economy. Equal pay can’t wait! Read our report “Making Jobs Work for Latinas” here: https://lnkd.in/eAphq8vd #UnidosUS #LatinaEqualPayDay

I don't know who needs to hear this right now, but if your employer needs to make some cuts to the budget, they will let you go no matter how awesome and committed you've been. So don't let the pressure to be loyal lead you to: - ignore opportunities that could be a great fit for you. - turn down conversations with recruiters. - avoid things like networking or having a resume ready. Over and over again, I see DMs from people asking me how to get started on LinkedIn because they were just laid off after 7 years and have no idea where to begin, or because their company just got sold and it's the only place they've ever worked. Times have changed, employers are operating differently, and that means the workforce needs to operate differently too.

Great advice, Sam Struan.

The effects of layoffs are long-term. It's not just losing a job. It's losing so much more. Rebuilding 401K and savings accounts Behind on saving for retirement or kid's college funds Build up confidence again that can be shattered in a tough job process. Often damaged credit that can make finances even harder Many people take lower paying jobs or demotions and have to climb back up the corporate maze and then the fear of being laid off again.. Every time the economy sputters, the company doesn't make its numbers, or you get a "catch up" invite on your calendar.. your stomach drops and your heart beats faster Companies lay people off, give them severance (or not), and send them on their way. The company carries on making profit, which is their goal understandably. Current employees move on and take on new roles in the org. Life moves on. But to the person who was laid off, it can take months or years to fully be "complete" again. This is even harder for those who go through months of interviews, struggling to understand why their years of success are suddenly invisible. So the next time we tell someone a layoff is a "blessing" or a re-direction or they will land an even better job.. It may be true for some... but consider the long-term effects for many who put on a brave face for their families every day and still have re-building to do after they land a new role Be a good human #layoffs #jobs #empathy

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