The number of women entering the corporate and white collar workforce in Sri Lanka is increasing. However, many companies pay women less than men in the same position, and almost 70% of our labour force is made up of economically inactive women. We’re not going to get embroiled in a whole debate about the wage gap – but we will tell you how to hustle to get your worth.
1 Are You Happy?
This may seem like a weird way to start thinking about getting that raise, but it’s important. If your job sucks the soul out of you, your boss is a tyrant or you have absolutely no enthusiasm for what you’re doing, a raise probably isn’t going to help that much. If you’re genuinely unhappy in your position, perhaps you ought be asking what else is out there instead.
2 What’s Everyone Else Getting Paid?
This story is from the December 2017 edition of Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka.
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