$tart $mart Workshops in NC
What?
$tart $mart workshops teach junior and senior college women how to benchmark the salary of the job they want when they graduate and learn basic salary negotiation skills. This 2 ½ hour, nuts-and-bolts workshop has been designed and piloted by WAGE on more than 60 campuses throughout America, and it’s time to bring it to NC. Check out more about
- the workshop, and
- the WAGE Project.
This is an exciting opportunity to get in on a grassroots effort geared toward closing the wage gap. You may also want to read about their other projects: WAGE Clubs,
Given AAUW’s strong emphasis on Pay Equity, in March 2009, AAUW and the WAGE Project formed a partnership to promote these workshops. Read the press release.
Who?
Facilitators to conduct the workshops
Staff of an academic institution or professionals from the community who will be trained to offer the $tart $mart Campus Workshop on campus. WAGE staff will train the trainer and continue to work with the designated person to develop appropriate, timely materials and evaluate the impact of the workshop after it is offered.
Facilitators to spread the word
May come from collaborating organizations or may be individuals passionate about elimination of the wage gap.
Their responsibilities include:
- Solicit campuses and get signed commitment forms from schools
- Make all arrangements with campuses including contact person, dates, locations, securing information needed for scripts
- Arrange for a trainer approved by the WAGE project and acceptable to the campus (may be a campus staff member)
- Review evaluations
- Act as contact between the school and WAGE
When recruiting campuses, facilitators need to be aware that the school will be charged a fee of $500 for the initial workshop and then a fee of $250 for each subsequent year the workshop is used.
All facilitators
- Attend a 3 hour training session to become familiar with the $tart $mart workshop and the supporting materials and processes (cost is $50/person)
- Work with WAGE and other campus contacts to develop a workbook model and role play script that is customized for each campus.
How to sign up?
- Register with the national WAGE project
- Sign up for the national e-newsletter
- Subscribe for news of the project in NC
More info?
- Flyer to share with others who are interested
- FAQ document to answer questions, particularly from interested campuses
- Annie Houle, National Director of Campus and Community Initiatives, The WAGE Project
ahoule@wageproject.org, 207-899-2883 - Sonya Stafford, NC WAGE Team Leader via AAUW NC: info@aauwnc.org, 866-525-2155
More news about $tart $mart and the WAGE Project
- Two quick $tart $mart videos
Two short clips of $tart $mart workshop participants sharing their “ah-ha” moments.
- Winter 2009 Tar Heel News
Information on the AAUW NC 2010 convention and more.
- Fall 2009 Tar Heel News
This issue of the AAUW NC newsletter includes information on the spring convention, the summer meeting, public policy updates, and more.
- FAQ on $tart $mart workshops
We’ve posted a Frequently Asked Questions document that may be helpful to campuses who are evaluating the $tart $mart workshop that trains college juniors and seniors to get the best possible first salary. You can find here: FAQ on $tart $mart.
- Resources from the national convention
Here is news you can use! For those who are still sorting through the piles of paper you brought back from St. Louis — or those who weren’t able to go — AAUW.org now has many of the presentations and handouts from the 2009 AAUW Convention in St. Louis.
See www.aauw.org/convention/conv2009/ for a selection of videos […]
