The Gender Wage Equity Project

Eckerd College

Presenters

Donna Trent, Ph.D.trentdm@eckerd.edu

Sandy Bramlettsabramle@eckerd.edu

Laura Wardwardll@eckerd.edu

The Project

Create and present a workshop focusing on the issues surrounding

gender wage equity. Workshop Plan: Four hours total; three hours for topic

presentations and one hour for introduction, conclusion, and movement.

Four workshop topics presented by a guest speaker

Participants would have the opportunity to choose three workshops to attend.

Workshop Development Tools

• Topical literature reviews

• Survey

• One on One interviews

• Focus Groups

Literature Reviews

AAUW published literature

• Relevant topics selected History

Wage Equity in Florida Industry and Education

Negotiation practice• Employee and Employer

Wage by Ethnicity, Age, Religion

Gender wage law (Florida an US)

SurveyLiterature review output drove the

survey questionsInstitutional Review Board

certificationsSurvey Monkey utilizedSurvey Participants:

– Eckerd students and Alumni– Eckerd College Faculty– AAUW and ASPEC members

Intergenerational Learning

Utilized the members of the Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd

College (ASPEC) to aid in our research.

Focus groupsGroup 1 - maleGroup 2 - female

One on One interviews

Utilizing Data

Literature Review discussions Key theories, issues, and information

with the other members

Survey Results - review and analyze Participants provide

• Know• Not know• Want to learn

One on One interviews Various professions represented

• Similar reoccurring issues– Not aware it was happening to them at the time– Amazed that gender wage equity is still an issue

Focus Groups Similar issues brought forward by both

groups• Mentoring• Social Networking• Power Politics

Workshop Topics

Data collected and analyzed determined workshop topics.

Mentoring, Social Networking, and Power Politics

What Am I Worth?

Legislation – Past, Present, and Future

Historical time line

Lessons to shareExpectations established at first

meeting

Commitment for individuals and group Time

– Deadlines Outputs

– WrittenInvolvement

– Group Meetings– Data collection (verbal, research, etc.)– Setup and Clean up the day of the

workshop

Time frames Needed to maintain a certain amount

of structure yet allowing for flexibility

Lessons to share

Understanding the group dynamic Where did our strengths lie

Communication Tools to use

• Phone• Face to Face• On Line Class (Module)

Marketing Utilize every tool available

• Electronic Media (Social Networking Sites)

• Newspaper (School and Community)• Flyers, Posters

Learning objectives• Bringing awareness

to Gender Wage Inequity

Participant evaluations told us:• “Made me more aware of how far women have come and how much more needs

to be done.”• “ Learned more about what women have to deal with in our society and how to

help make it better for our women’s future!”• “The entire session was well organized – both presenters spoke with confidence.

I learned a lot and feel inspired to reach out to others. Best presentation all day!”

• How is success measured?

• Elements necessary to plan a workshop

Effectiveness in organizing and presenting information in an understandable manner.

Excellent – 99%

Effectiveness of the presentations.Excellent – 100%

Overall effectiveness of the presentations.Excellent - 90%

Resulting Workshop

Were not able to secure speakers• Student presenters were up for the challenge

Found it necessary to change the design at the last minute

• Due to the number of pre-registered participants, changes were made to ensure success

• Changed to 3 workshops with all participants attending each

Ensuring success

• Remain flexible

• Be proactive not reactive

• Ability to evaluate a positive outcome

• Make necessary changes for success