Money, Motherhood & the Pay Gap: Meggie Palmer on Rewriting Women’s Worth

“Women are more likely to have time out of the workforce, women are more likely to care for elder parents and relatives as well. Girls from a young age are socialized to be more predisposed to go into certain professions versus how boys are socialized. So we do see more women in roles that are overwhelmingly paid less. ” Meggie Palmer, Founder of Pep Talk Her is on a mission to close the pay gap. Before setting out on her own, Meggie worked around the globe as an investigative journalist for organizations like BBC World, CNBC, SBS Dateline, Channel 7, Channel 10, SKY, Vogue, Marie Claire & News Corporation. Meggie and I spoke about the importance that education plays in closing the pay gap, unconscious gender bias, and her move to New York. She also shared about finding her voice, the importance of supporting women find their voice in the workplace and in the world, strategies to negotiate a higher salary, and how motherhood has changed her, as well as how it has strengthened her voice What we explore in this episode: Meggie’s mission to close the gender pay gap (02:21) Pivoting from journalism to entrepreneurship (09:43) People pleasing tendencies (14:48) How men can be allies in the workplace (21:43) The motherhood tax (32:39) Connect with Meggie: PepTalkHer Instagram Website Connect with Nathalie: AllOverAgainPodcast.com @AllOverAgainPodcast LinkedIn