You're listening to an AirWave Media Podcast.

Everyone, I'm Jean Chatsky. Thank you so much for joining me today on her money.

Over the course of the last year, most of the jobs that were lost from our economy

were held by women. Women have lost 5.4 million jobs during this recession

so far, nearly a million more than men. And many of us, many of you, are now looking for your next opportunity

and your next paycheck. And at the same time, those of us who are still employed, we are working harder than ever.

In many cases, we've taken on extra work from colleagues who left and were not replaced.

We're working longer hours just to get it all done.

Add that to new research from Northwestern University, which shows it could take an entire 20 years

for the gender pay app to return back to pre-pandemic levels.

And then no, that is not to close entirely. That is just to get back to where we were at the start of this year.

All of that begs the question, what do we do now?

What do we do to earn more for ourselves now?

We do to empower other women now to not only know our worth, but to be paid what were worth.

Claire Wasserman is no stranger to all of you. She is the founder of Ladies Get Paid.

She has been here with us before. And since we last spoke to her, she has come out with a book called Ladies Get Paid.

It's an addition to her already impressive resume.

And she lays out how women can get recognized and rewarded at work at every level and get paid what we deserve.

Hey, Claire. Hi. Thanks so much for having me, June.

It's really nice to see you again. I'll be it from afar.

Tell me about the book. It has gotten terrific reviews.

Publishers Weekly called it a beacon to women navigating the choppy waters of workplace patriarchy.

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