RISE THROUGH THE RANKS? IS WE SIT DOWN WITH HER IN THIS
WEEK’S BETTER BUSINESS.
>> HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IT
WE SHOULD BE LOOKING FOR?
WE MIGHT NOT BE UP TO WHERE WE
NEED TO BE.
>> I THINK WE’RE GOING TO FEEL A
SENSE OF CONTROL AS YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY AND YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH CAREER, RIGHT?
AND I THINK IT’S VERY HARD FOR
US TO TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS
WITH OUR FRIENDS.
>> IT’S REALLY SOMETHING.
>> ARE WE EVEN GOING FOR THE
RIGHT JOB?
RIGHT JOB? >> WHEN I GOT OUT OF COLLEGE, I
PURSUED A CAREER ON WALL STREET.
I WAS VERY CLEAR THAT I WANTED
THAT JOB BECAUSE IT PAID THE
MOST MONEY.
MOST MONEY. 20 YEARS LATER WHEN I LOOK BACK,
I’M OBSESSED WITH THE FACT THAT
MORE WOMEN DON’T PUT THEIR
CAREERS FLAT OUT BECAUSE THEY
PAY MORE.
PAY MORE. BECAUSE GUYS DO.
AND IT SERVES THEM.
IT’S A REALLY GOOD POINT.
I’M ALWAYS FASCINATED BY PEOPLE
THAT DON’T TALK ABOUT MONEY AS
BEING A DRIVING REASON FOR WHY
THEY WENT INTO A CAREER.
I DIDN’T MAKE THE DECISION TO
GET INTO JOURNALISM FOR MAKING
MONEY.
MONEY. I WISH I HAD GONE ON TO WALL
STREET.
STREET. I’M NOW WORKING A LITTLE BIT IN
PRIVATE EQUITY NOW AND IT IS
GRATIFYING.
GRATIFYING. THE EXPECTATION IS YOU WOULD
MARRY SOMEONE AND THEY WOULD
EARN MORE THAN YOU DO AND WE
DON’T NEED TO THINK ABOUT A
PRENUP OR WORRY ABOUT MONEY.
YOU WOULD BE LOOKED AFTER, THE
SINLD RELEVANTA COMPLEX.
NOW YOU HAVE A WHOLE GENERATION
OF WOMEN THAT DON’T WANT TO BE
LOOKED AFTER.
LOOKED AFTER. YOU FEEL VERY CAPABLE OF GETTING
THEIR OWN JOB.
YOU HAVE THE MILLENNIAL WOMEN
WHO FEEL THEY CAN LOOK AFTER
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. SO I THINK THEY’RE MUCH MORE
MINDFUL OF ACTUALLY HAVING TO
THINK ABOUT HAVING TO MAKE
MONEY.
MONEY. >> WHEN IS YOUR ADVICE TO WOMEN
THEN?
THEN? >> AS THEY APPROACH CAREERS, AT
ANY POINT FINANCIALLY?
SHOULD THEY BE MORE FORTHRIGHT
IN DEMANDING MORE MONEY OR
SEEKING CAREERS THAT PAY THEM
MORE SO THEY CAN HAVE THAT
FREEDOM?
FREEDOM? >> CERTAINLY IN IT WORK
ENVIRONMENT, THEY SHOULD BE
NEGOTIATING FOR THEMSELVES.
IT DEFINITELY TRUE THAT PEOPLE
DON’T LIKE WHEN YOU NEGOTIATE.
YOU HAVE TO DO IT CAREFULLY.
I ONCE HAD SOMEONE COME IN AND
WANTED MORE THAN I WAS BEING
PAID.
PAID. I WAS LIKE, YOU DIDN’T DO YOUR
PROPER RESEARCH.
PROPER RESEARCH. I ADMIRED HER SPIRIT AND
UNDERSTOOD WHERE HER AMBITION
WAS COMING FROM.
IT WAS JUST A LITTLE OVER THE
TOP.
TOP. >> OUR GOALS STILL ROOTED IN THE
MATERIAL THINGS?
MATERIAL THINGS? >> I DID REALLY WELL.
I’LL TAKE MYSELF TO THE SPA.
I’LL BUY MYSELF A HANDBAG.
DO WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR GOALS
TO BE MORE SUBSTANTIAL?
>> I THINK IF YOU WANT ECONOMIC
INDEPENDENCE, YOU WANT LONG TERM
SECURITY, YOU DON’T WANT TONIGHT
SPENDING PAMPERING YOURSELF F
YOU’RE FINANCIALLY DEPENDENT,
YOU HAVE MUCH P MORE CONTROL
OVER YOUR LIFE.
IF IT YOU HAVE ECONOMIC
INDEPENDENCE, IT ALLOWS YOU TO
SAY WHAT YOU WANT.
IT ALLOWS YOU -- IT GIVES YOU
POWER.
POWER. >> THEN DO GIRLS NEED TO STOP
THINKING OF THEMSELVES AS
CINDERELLA?
CINDERELLA? >> YEAH, WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE
THOUGHT OF OURSELVES AS SINNED
REALA.
REALA. I USED TO DREAM OF MARRYING A
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT BECAUSE IT
NEVER DAWNED ON ME THAT I COULD
BE A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT
MYSELF.
MYSELF. WHEN I GOT TO DO THAT, I SAID