Over nearly 10 years of speaking engagements, I have really struggled to set my rates. For a long time, I let the organization who invited me dictate what they would pay me. However, as a younger woman speaking in an industry dominated by older men, it slowly became evident to me that I was being under-compensated for the same services rendered by my male counterparts. For instance, I would keynote at a conference alongside a 60-something man only to find out later that he had been paid twice the amount I had been paid. Now, I understand that there may be a reason to compensate more for experience or expertise, but nothing can justify that pay differential. From that point on, I vowed to be more intentional about my pricing.