Equal Pay Day: Women Freelancers’ Guide for Getting PAID

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In this episode we chat about Equal Pay Day and uncover the staggering truths behind the gender and race pay gap, with hard-hitting statistics that illustrate how women, particularly women of color, lose over hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of their careers compared to men.
Join us as we explore how freelancing can serve as a powerful tool to combat these inequalities, putting you in control of your rates, your work, and your worth. We explore strategies for understanding market rates, effectively communicating your value, and mastering the art of negotiation.

Listen, learn, and let's bridge the pay gap together!

About Ashley Cisneros Mejia and Talk Freelance To Me

Talk Freelance to Me™ is a multimedia company that helps women writers monetize their gifts to live life on their own terms. Led by 20-year freelance writer, journalist, and entrepreneur Ashley Cisneros Mejia, the company achieves this through the Talk Freelance To Me™ Podcast featuring interviews with freelance writers and freelance creatives, online programs like the Freelance Success S.Y.S.T.E.M.™ Course, and other digital products.
The Talk Freelance To Me Podcast helps busy moms and caregivers start freelance writing and other freelance creative businesses, so they make money on their own terms in a way that accommodates their lives.
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Equal Pay Day Info & Wage Disparity Rates
Editorial Freelancers Association

All Things Freelance Writing Freelance Writers Survey Results

The Content Marketing Writer’s State of Freelance Writing Survey Results

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1. Equal Pay Day: Women Freelancers’ Guide for Getting PAID (00:00:00)

2. Introduction to Equal Pay Day and the gender wage gap (00:01:30)

3. Wage disparity among women of color (00:02:23)

4. Ashley’s reflections about the way conversations about pay disparity have changed over the years (00:03:25)

5. Freelancing as a way to push against wage disparity (00:04:57)

6. How to understand market rates as path toward equal pay (00:07:08)

7. Advice on researching freelance rates by connecting with other freelancers (00:07:50)

8. Websites to find baseline rates for freelance services (00:09:53)

9. How to talk about the value you bring to your freelance clients (00:13:40)

10. Pricing strategies for freelance work (00:16:25)

11. How to position your services as investments, not expenses (00:19:17)

12. How to negotiate with your freelance clients (00:20:16)

13. How to deal with pushback from freelance clients (00:25:00)

14. How to know when it’s time to walk away from a freelance negotiation (00:26:33)