Salary Negotiation & Networking with BrainStation, women.nyc, WiMLDS & AAUW
On February 9th, 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 different stages of their careers! Faye Penn, who serves as Executive Director of women.nyc and Executive Vice President of Initiatives at New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), hosted the special AAUW 45-minute workshop.
The event began with Melissa Glazar from BrainStation who introduced the company and provided information about the full and partial scholarships that are 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 join the NYC chapter before introducing the keynote speaker Faye Penn.
Workshop Host: Faye Penn
“Be objective. Be strategic. Be persuasive.”
Faye Penn guided us on how to build strategies to make the strongest possible case for a new job, a raise, a promotion, or better benefits.
Important points discussed and learned during the workshop:
- The gender gap: This gap still exists and we need to build strategies to close it.
- Articulating your value: Participants were asked to reflect on how to articulate their accomplishments, skills to achieve them, and concrete results in the previous position.
- Salary negotiation: How to start the salary conversation. Participants were provided with samples and strategies 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 new connections, and discussed further the points made at the workshop. The speaker very graciously addressed more questions from the phenomenal and engaged audience.
Conclusion
Attendees left with a refreshed sense of confidence, killer negotiation skills, and a new support network to help ensure they make what they’re worth. The engagement of the audience and the genuine commitment of the workshop host made this event a very productive experience for everyone involved.
More Information
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 are practicing, studying or are interested in the fields of machine learning and data science.
BrainStation
Founded in 2012, BrainStation works with industry leaders from the most innovative companies, developing cutting-edge digital education that has empowered more than 100,000 professionals and some of the largest corporations in the world. To support the WiMLDS community, BrainStation will be providing up to 3 individuals with a full scholarship to complete a Software Engineering, UX Design, or Data Science Bootcamp in New York starting April 11th! If you’re interested in this opportunity, you can sign up here to learn more and a BrainStation Learning Advisor will be in touch with you regarding the next steps.
AAUW
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since its founding in 1881, AAUW members “have continuously led the charge to break through educational and economic barriers so that all women have a fair chance.” Learn more at www.aauw.org.
Workshop Host: Faye Penn
Faye Penn serves as Executive Director of women.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 close the gender pay gap, she has led salary negotiation workshops for hundreds of New Yorkers, helping them take a structured, data-driven approach to compensation conversations. In previous lives, Faye was a top editor for New York Magazine, The New York Post, The New York Observer, InStyle and Lifetime Television Networks.
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