#HackThePayGap

 
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Client:

  • U.S. Secretary of Commerce

  • White House Council on Women and Girls

  • Presidential Innovation Fellows

 

Role:

  • product and Experience Design

 

challenge:

Design a prototype of a product that helps close the gender gap using emerging technology.

 

Solution:

Teaming up with the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and a NASA engineer, Variable Labs translated AAUW’s salary negotiation curriculum and methodology to an interactive virtual reality application so women have an accessible, safe space to practice techniques with a virtual employer and gain the confidence and language for a variety of negotiation scenarios that lead to higher salaries.
 

 
Salary Negotiation Simulator Prototype

Salary Negotiation Simulator Prototype

 

Press:

 

wall street journal - July 19, 2016

Narrow The Gender Pay Gap? There Are Apps For That

new york magazine - july 19,2016

Soon Women Can Try Negotiating For Better Pay In Virtual Reality

quartz - august 22, 2016

Can Virtual Reality Help Close the Gender Pay Gap?