When discussing financials in a work environment, are you scared of rocking the boat, have a lack of confidence, and subconsciously feel like you should be grateful for what you’ve got? It’s a common trend that women, in general, are less inclined to negotiate for a higher compensation when they are offered a job.
This tendency is reflected in the engineering field, where despite comparatively high pay rates, female engineers perform the same work to male engineers but are paid less for doing so. Engineers Australia reported in 2022 that “across the top three industries that employ engineers (engineering design and consultancy services, manufacturing, and construction), the national pay gap for professionals is in favour of men by up to 22 per cent.”
Join us in our upcoming session where we delve into the art of negotiation. Let’s empower ourselves to break free from societies patterns and confidently advocate for the compensation we deserve.
Guest speaker: Rowen Winsor
Rowen is a commercially focussed Senior Executive with more than 25 years’ of expertise across multiple industries, including Mining, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, Defence Aviation, Energy, Construction & Finance.
Rowen’s career is inspiring, where she was not afraid to take her young family on the adventure of living and working regionally, in remote communities such as Emerald in Central Queensland, Mount Isa in Far North Queensland, and Port Pirie in South Australia.
The highlight of Rowen's career was the ability to operate on a global scale including travelling the world to places such as Chile, and Europe.
About Lunch and Learn
Join us in the Lunch and Learn series, with plenty of food for thought about topics not taught in the engineering classroom.
WE will bring seasoned professionals discuss how to tackle the gender pay gap, navigate difficult conversations, the hidden costs of being a woman in the workforce and much more. And the best part of it, lunch is on us!