Pay Transparency: How Women in STEM Can Research Salaries, Negotiate Confidently, and Know When to Walk Away

If you are a woman in STEM wondering if you are being paid what you are worth, this episode is for you.Pay transparency laws are changing the game and there is more publicly available salary data right now than ever before. In this episode, financial coach Sandra Park breaks down how to research your market value, handle the salary question with confidence, counter an offer strategically, and know when to walk away.Plus, the real story of how mentioning a competing offer led to a same day salary bump without ever having to show proof.What we cover:How to research your market value using LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, and public job postingsHow to handle "what are you looking for?" without leaving money on the tableWhy the first number is never the final number and how to counterNegotiating benefits when base salary stalls — signing bonuses, vacation, remote workWalk away power and why having multiple offers changes everythingHow every negotiation today affects your earning trajectory for the next decadeLinkedIn: ⁠@engineerherpath⁠ Sign up for my ⁠email newsletter⁠Visit my ⁠website⁠⁠Interested in coaching with Sandra?⁠⭐ Love the show? Share it with a friend and please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. It helps more women in STEM find this message.