Marking Ourselves Down: Gender Disparity in Pricing

19/11/2025 1h 16min Episodio 15
Marking Ourselves Down: Gender Disparity in Pricing

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Candy Bellau joins Nancy and Questian to discuss a problem that costs women accountants thousands of dollars every year: underpricing. The conversation covers why women tend to charge 25-50% less than men for the same work, how compassionate pricing and relationship loyalty keep us trapped in unsustainable business models, and what changed when Candy discovered male colleagues were quoting double her rates despite having less expertise. The three dive into practical solutions, including reframing value-based pricing, building community support around fee conversations, and remembering that sustainable pricing is not only about personal profit, but also about taking care of your team.SponsorsForwardly - https://www.forwardly.com/shecountsRelay- https://relayfi.com/shecountsClint Hub - https://www.clienthub.app/(00:00) - Welcome to She Counts

(00:55) - Introducing Today's Topic and Guest

(01:38) - Personal Challenges and Support

(04:24) - Kandy's Story: Overcoming Hardships

(08:55) - The Turning Point: Changing Pricing Strategies

(12:57) - The Impact of Underpricing

(35:57) - Steps to Address Gender Disparities in Pricing

(41:37) - Balancing Personal Life and Business

(42:33) - Empowering Employees

(48:01) - No Margin, No Mission

(51:04) - Addressing Gender Disparities in Pricing

(56:01) - Building Confidence in Pricing

(59:20) - Practical Solutions for Better Pricing

(01:12:42) - Final Thoughts and Takeaways
ResourcesCandy Bellau on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/candicejohnsonkramerica/Unbalanced Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/4cikK2dd9JVvSmeyax58fQSam Hallburn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbsaccounting/Kramerica Business Solutions, Candy’s controllership company - https://kramericasolutions.com/Vandelay Forensic Group LLC, Candy’s CFE/Private Investigator Agency - www.vandelayforensics.comTheatre of Public Speaking - https://publicspeaking.mistymegia.com/?ref=857055Candy & Heather Satterley on the Woodard Report podcast - https://report.woodard.com/articles/twr-podcast-episode-99-candy-bellau-rwwr-twrpodCandy’s Woodard Report articles - https://report.woodard.com/articles/author/candy-bellauAndrea MacDonald on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-macdonald-cpa-4704042b/Carlos Garcia & Vanessa Vasquez - What Exactly to Say (for Accountants) at Intuit Connect - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yJoFL1rERELinks to articles and studies on gender pricing disparities:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597808001234https://dl.acm.org/doi/fullHtml/10.1145/3411764.3445636https://www.kauffman.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/gender_compilation_83016.pdfhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/money/usaandmain/2018/08/29/gender-wage-gap-women-entrepreneurs-time-give-yourself-raise/1123545002/https://www.inc.com/kimberly-weisul/why-women-business-owners-need-to-raise-prices.htmlhttps://www.bcg.com/publications/2018/why-women-owned-startups-are-better-bethttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749597808001234https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/8a42df04-8b6d-4949-b20b-6f40a326db9e/the-pink-tax---how-gender-based-pricing-hurts-women-s-buying-power.pdfhttps://thegalproject.com/2025/05/21/pricing-with-confidence/SPONSORS: Forwardly, Relay, Client HubJoin Our LinkedIn Page!https://www.linkedin.com/company/she-counts-podcastSubscribe on YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@SheCountsPodcastFollow She Counts on IGhttps://www.instagram.com/shecounts.show/Connect with Nancyhttps://www.thedancingaccountant.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-mcclelland-cpaConnect with Questianhttps://www.reqoncilefinancials.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/questian-telka-ea-78383666Earn CPE for Listening to This Podcasthttps://www.earmark.app/This podcast is a production of Earmark Media