“It’s not polite to talk about money.” That old chestnut may still be true at a dinner party, but at some point a girl’s gotta know her industry’s standards to make sure... Read more >>

The purpose of this is to open the public’s eyes to the unrelenting and under-appreciated service industry. I could begin with statistics (servers make, on average, $2.13 per hour), terminology... Read more >>

A look at how you can impact people all over the world through your spending power. Fair Trade is about the people who make the products … Read more >>

When two opposing viewpoints about American workers were emailed me in the same day this week, I had to wonder: If Americans are working so hard, why isn’t America working? According to an... Read more >>

An issue that seems to resurface frequently among freelancers, consultants, and the self-employed is the whole “getting paid what you’re worth” question. A journalist actually called... Read more >>

The holidays are approaching and I’m wrangling with how much of a bonus to give my son’s part-time nanny. I’m considering giving her one week’s salary. Do you give a holiday... Join this chit chat >>

While there are many reasons that women undersell themselves, one reason is this: We lose sight of what others charge and earn, who do similar work to us. As I’ve pointed out before, when women... Read more >>

Just before Christmas I attended a Keretsu meeting to watch a friend of mine present his start-up to get funding. During a break, several of us women (in a congenial, male-dominated room) gathered... Read more >>

Viewpoint: CODEPINK  ... Read more >>