Teen Girl Learning Series | Lesson 1
Lesson 1 is divided into four parts that cover the ins and outs of income, from different ways of earning money to negotiating a raise. You'll meet a teen business owner, talk through the gender wage gap, and identify the skills you have (or want to grow) as you think about future jobs and your career.
By the end of this lesson, you'll both know:
- Different ways to earn money
- The gender wage gap and ways to overcome it
- How to identify your hard and soft skills and capitalize on them
- How to negotiate a raise and advocate for yourself
Activities and Conversation Starters
- Lesson 1.1 Making Money & Entrepreneurship
Share experiences, dreams, and goals. Then brainstorm a few ways to help turn those dreams into a reality.
- Lesson 1.2 Women & The Gender Wage Gap
Start talking about the wage gap and practice determining potential fair salaries.
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- Lesson 1.3 Knowing Your Value
List your hard and soft skills to help identify potential career opportunities and areas for you to grow.
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- Lesson 1.4 Advocating For Yourself
Acknowledge your strengths and use them to practice mock interview questions and salary negotiations.
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- Lesson 1.4 Advocating For Yourself
- Lesson 1.3 Knowing Your Value
- Lesson 1.2 Women & The Gender Wage Gap
Ready for your next lesson?
Congratulations on finishing Lesson 1! Now that you know your worth and have a dream career in mind, let's talk budgeting and how to create healthy spending and savings habits. Lesson 2, here we come.
Note: Lessons do not have to be taken in order.