This is biting you in the ass and wallet
You’re a Modern Gen X woman so I’m not doing to bore or quite frankly, insult you, by telling you that the patriarchy has silenced us for millennia.
You’re well aware.
However, when we open our mouths and get punished for it it takes its toll.
So we tone it down.
Keep our heads down and work harder.
Keep our mouths shut
Have you taken our Worth Quiz? Find out if your Worth Deficit™ is the reason you’re blending in.
Until… we find ourselves fading into the background and blending in.
Maybe it’s been intentional—you’re over pushing the boulder uphill
Maybe it’s been a subtle shift over the years
Either way… it’s got to stop because it’s keeping you from making the money you deserve.
Blending in, staying in the background, and not confidently articulating our value and demanding our worth has hurt us in closing the wage gap -- for both career women where it is 82 cents on the dollar and for entrepreneurs where it is 80 cents on the dollar.
Yes, as Modern Gen X women, we have prided ourselves on being independent, doing it on our own, not asking for support or telling the world how great we are… and it’s bitten us in more places than one.
Start to use your voice and use it. The world needs to hear it.
