60% of women never asked for pay raise
Katty Kay cites research showing 60% of women say they have never asked for a pay raise, setting them back financially from the very start of their careers.
Snapshot · The Rest Is Politics: US
The Secret To Asking For A Pay Raise (Mika Brzezinski)
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Jul 10, 2026
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Introduction & Sponsor Reads
At 0:33 · chapter starts 0:00
Katty Kay opens by tracing her personal journey with confidence — from recognising how a lack of it held her back, to writing books and coaching younger women on closing the gender confidence gap. She frames the series around a core idea: confidence means acknowledging fear and doing it anyway. She introduces Mika Brzezinski as a longtime friend and colleague who has been wrestling publicly with the same thorny workplace questions — pay raises, setbacks, feeling undervalued. Three sponsor reads follow: Vanguard's managed ISA for nervous investors, Sally.com's college funding tools for parents, and a public awareness message about Peyronie's disease.
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