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The Gender Wage Equity Project
Eckerd College
Presenters
Donna Trent, [email protected]
Sandy [email protected]
Laura [email protected]
The Project
Create and present a workshop focusing on the issues surrounding
gender wage equity. Workshop Plan: Four hours total; three hours for topic
presentations and one hour for introduction, conclusion, and movement.
Four workshop topics presented by a guest speaker
Participants would have the opportunity to choose three workshops to attend.
Workshop Development Tools
• Topical literature reviews
• Survey
• One on One interviews
• Focus Groups
Literature Reviews
AAUW published literature
• Relevant topics selected History
Wage Equity in Florida Industry and Education
Negotiation practice• Employee and Employer
Wage by Ethnicity, Age, Religion
Gender wage law (Florida an US)
SurveyLiterature review output drove the
survey questionsInstitutional Review Board
certificationsSurvey Monkey utilizedSurvey Participants:
– Eckerd students and Alumni– Eckerd College Faculty– AAUW and ASPEC members
Intergenerational Learning
Utilized the members of the Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd
College (ASPEC) to aid in our research.
Focus groupsGroup 1 - maleGroup 2 - female
One on One interviews
Utilizing Data
Literature Review discussions Key theories, issues, and information
with the other members
Survey Results - review and analyze Participants provide
• Know• Not know• Want to learn
One on One interviews Various professions represented
• Similar reoccurring issues– Not aware it was happening to them at the time– Amazed that gender wage equity is still an issue
Focus Groups Similar issues brought forward by both
groups• Mentoring• Social Networking• Power Politics
Workshop Topics
Data collected and analyzed determined workshop topics.
Mentoring, Social Networking, and Power Politics
What Am I Worth?
Legislation – Past, Present, and Future
Historical time line
Lessons to shareExpectations established at first
meeting
Commitment for individuals and group Time
– Deadlines Outputs
– WrittenInvolvement
– Group Meetings– Data collection (verbal, research, etc.)– Setup and Clean up the day of the
workshop
Time frames Needed to maintain a certain amount
of structure yet allowing for flexibility
Lessons to share
Understanding the group dynamic Where did our strengths lie
Communication Tools to use
• Phone• Face to Face• On Line Class (Module)
Marketing Utilize every tool available
• Electronic Media (Social Networking Sites)
• Newspaper (School and Community)• Flyers, Posters
Learning objectives• Bringing awareness
to Gender Wage Inequity
Participant evaluations told us:• “Made me more aware of how far women have come and how much more needs
to be done.”• “ Learned more about what women have to deal with in our society and how to
help make it better for our women’s future!”• “The entire session was well organized – both presenters spoke with confidence.
I learned a lot and feel inspired to reach out to others. Best presentation all day!”
• How is success measured?
• Elements necessary to plan a workshop
Effectiveness in organizing and presenting information in an understandable manner.
Excellent – 99%
Effectiveness of the presentations.Excellent – 100%
Overall effectiveness of the presentations.Excellent - 90%
Resulting Workshop
Were not able to secure speakers• Student presenters were up for the challenge
Found it necessary to change the design at the last minute
• Due to the number of pre-registered participants, changes were made to ensure success
• Changed to 3 workshops with all participants attending each
Ensuring success
• Remain flexible
• Be proactive not reactive
• Ability to evaluate a positive outcome
• Make necessary changes for success