On February ninth, the NYC Chapter of WiMLDS, in partnership with BrainStation, women.nyc, and the American Association of University Women (AAUW), held a jam-packed event with live networking and a salary negotiation workshop. The event took place at BrainStation’s beautiful space in SoHo with over 60 attendees in numerous stages of their careers! Faye Penn, who serves as Executive Director of ladies.nyc and Executive Vice President of Initiatives at Latest York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), hosted the special AAUW 45-minute workshop.
The event began with Melissa Glazar from BrainStation who introduced the corporate and provided information in regards to the full and partial scholarships which might be made available to WiMLDS members. Then the WiMLDS team, consisting of co-organizers Ellie D. Norris and Melissa Barr, and volunteer F. Patricia Medina, described and encouraged attendees to hitch the NYC chapter before introducing the keynote speaker Faye Penn.
“Be objective. Be strategic. Be persuasive.”
Faye Penn guided us on how one can construct strategies to make the strongest possible case for a latest job, a raise, a promotion, or higher advantages.
Details discussed and learned through the workshop:
- The gender gap: This gap still exists and we want to construct strategies to shut it.
- Articulating your value: Participants were asked to reflect on how one can articulate their accomplishments, skills to attain them, and concrete leads to the previous position.
- Salary negotiation: The way to start the salary conversation. Participants were supplied with samples and methods to tackle the employer questions related to salary expectations and salary history.
After the workshop, participants gathered together for pizza and wine in a relaxed setting where we exchanged ideas, made latest connections, and discussed further the points made on the workshop. The speaker very graciously addressed more questions from the exceptional and engaged audience.
Attendees left with a refreshed sense of confidence, killer negotiation skills, and a latest support network to assist ensure they make what they’re value. The engagement of the audience and the real commitment of the workshop host made this event a really productive experience for everybody involved.
Women in Machine Learning and Data Science
WiMLDS is a 501(c)(3) organization. Its mission is to support and promote women and gender minorities who’re practicing, studying or are all in favour of the fields of machine learning and data science.
BrainStation
Founded in 2012, BrainStation works with industry leaders from probably the most revolutionary firms, developing cutting-edge digital education that has empowered greater than 100,000 professionals and a number of the largest corporations on the planet. To support the WiMLDS community, BrainStation shall be providing as much as 3 individuals with a full scholarship to finish a Software Engineering, UX Design, or Data Science Bootcamp in Latest York starting April eleventh! In case you’re all in favour of this chance, you may join here to learn more and a BrainStation Learning Advisor shall be in contact with you regarding the following steps.
AAUW
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for girls and girls. Since its founding in 1881, AAUW members “have repeatedly led the charge to interrupt through educational and economic barriers so that each one women have a good likelihood.” Learn more at www.aauw.org.
Faye Penn serves as Executive Director of ladies.nyc and Executive Vice President of Initiatives at NYCEDC, catalyzing equitable growth in sectors including life sciences, offshore wind, green economy, technology and others. Through women.nyc’s efforts to shut the gender pay gap, she has led salary negotiation workshops for tons of of Latest Yorkers, helping them take a structured, data-driven approach to compensation conversations. In previous lives, Faye was a top editor for Latest York Magazine, The Latest York Post, The Latest York Observer, InStyle and Lifetime Television Networks.
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