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History of Feminism

KitSileya

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5. Not to mention, women are penalized if they do ask for reasonable (aka men's) raises

Reply to unblock (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 14, 2014, 11:39 PM

Oct 2014

Research shows that women asking for what they are really worth, and not the low-ball, 'women's' raise, is seen as negative by the employers, and so women are in fact less likely to get a higher raise if they do ask for a higher wage. It's damned if you do, damned if you don't misogyny built into the system.

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The Wage Gap Makes Perfect Sense When Tech Executives Say What They Really Think About Women [View all] eridani Oct 2014 OP

a lot of it has to do with negotiation and perceptions thereof unblock Oct 2014 #1

I wa a bad negotiator for years, my motehr expected me to find a rich husband and stay married hollysmom Oct 2014 #4

Not to mention, women are penalized if they do ask for reasonable (aka men's) raises KitSileya Oct 2014 #5

right -- as long as they believe there's another woman out there willing to work for less unblock Oct 2014 #6

is it just me... redruddyred Oct 2014 #7

Sure, Satya sheshe2 Oct 2014 #2

In the dark ages when I started computer programming was considered a clerical job for woman and hollysmom Oct 2014 #3