Own it. Yes, you.

“I’ve never had a woman ask for a raise.” – Donny Deutsch, on MSNBC

“Uh, that’s not exactly true…but point taken.” -Me having worked at Deutsch

katherine stone's arm

Katherine Stone’s sleeve, according to her friends and fans.
And psst…thanks to Olympus which is letting me test out the Pen Lite E-PL3 for review. I’m still working on the indoor settings as you can tell.

One of the first things you learn in school when you’re writing ad copy is to ask for the order. “Act now!” “Call this number.” “Get yours today.” And yet if you think about women in general, that seems to be one of the hardest things to do: to know our worth. To be confident in what we do. To believe in ourselves.

To say Pay me, dammit.

But believing in ourselves and knowing our worth goes far beyond money. I saw it play out in full force this weekend.

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