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Why post a salary? Because it promotes equity

When the Jewish Federation of Greater gap, to envision a Jewish professional eco-
Portland launched a career hub on its web- system where our talent can truly thrive.”
site (jewishportland.org/ourcommunity/ Shapiro-Plevan says there are endless
jewish-jobs) earlier this month, organiza- painful personal stories of being held back
tions posting jobs were asked to include a and stories of failing forward.
salary range. “For me, much of this comes from an ear-
Now JPro Portland is hosting a program to ly experience being told by an older, male
explain that request. “Salary Range Trans- mentor that I’d never be able to work in the
parency: What’s Equity Got to Do with It?” Jewish community because my Jewish girl
will be presented on Zoom at noon, Feb. hair was completely unacceptable, and that
28. (To register, email JPro Co-Chairs Ra- I needed to do something about it to make
chel Nelson rachel@jewishportland.org or myself presentable,” she says. This “led me
Saul Korin, skorin@oregonjcc.org.) down the road to hair products and salons
"Mazal tov to the entire Portland Jewish and 30 years of obsessive and unhealthy re-
community,” says Sara Shapiro-Plevan, lationship with my hair. But professionally,
who will present the program. “This is I think I’m doing just fine.”
a giant step forward to helping folks find The ongoing pandemic has only worsened
meaningful employment and helping to Sara Shapiro-Plevan, founder and leader of the gender gap. The most recent data from
make matches between employers and the Gender Equity in Hiring Project. the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows
prospective employees for our collective one million fewer women are in the labor
benefit.” people of every marginalized community force in January 2022 compared to Feb-
But she adds that job openings need to – women, people of color, LGBTQ+ folks ruary 2020. Women are not being rehired
provide a salary range. and a wide variety of other historically un- at an equal rate during the hiring surge of
“When there’s no salary listed, women derrepresented groups. recent months.
typically undervalue themselves,” says “GEiHP was born out of the recognition “One doesn’t need to be fully committed
Shapiro-Plevan, founder and leader of the that the gender leadership gap in the Jew- to the idea of equity in hiring, advancement
Gender Equity in Hiring Project. “A wom- ish community was something we were or employment to be curious about how
an … may underbid when asked for her only willing to discuss quietly,” she says. all this works,” says Shapiro-Plevan. “We
salary expectations. This creates an ‘ask “Thanks to the generosity of our funders invite everyone to join us, to ask questions
gap,’ widening the gender pay gap from the and our wide network of volunteers and and to be challenged by the ways in which
very first moment that a woman does not advocates, we then got the chance to be- we are striving to change ‘the way we’ve
negotiate her first position.” gin to make bias visible, redesigning hiring always done it’ and try something different
She adds that not listing a salary range and employment, and considering how we that we believe will create a community
perpetuates inequities at every level, for might most effectively help to narrow this filled with opportunity for all.”
Jobs board

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Intake and Emergency Aid Manager Multiple openings
Salary Range: $45,000-$50,000 (full time) Annual Campaign Coordinator – full time, Portland
The primary role of this position is to facilitate client connec- Associate Director – BB Day Camp Portland – full time, Portland
tion and intake with JFCS services and other community supports Assistant Food Services Director – full time, Otis
while simultaneously managing the Emergency Aid program. The Wellness Center Manager (Summer Camp Nurse) – seasonal,
provider will assess and complete emergency aid requests includ- Otis (housing included).
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Serves as senior administrator of the synagogue and center for gregation Emanu-El in Spokane, $75,000-80,000 plus benefits.
Jewish life overseeing all personnel, financial and administrative PreK Teacher, the Gan, Portland, $18-22/hour DOE.
functions of the synagogue, Talmud Torah and the TBI preschool. For more information on these and other jobs (excluding remote
Submit cover letter and resume by March 15, 2022 to dbaxter@ job above), visit jewishportland.org/ourcommunity/jewish-jobs.
uoregon.edu. To begin by June 1, 2022. Jewish organizations may post openings at the same link.
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