It can be, but, women are also socially pressured, by both men and women, not to negotiate salary.
It's a complex issue and you should avoid people on either side who try to scrunch it down to one sound bite.
It's a complex issue and you should avoid people on either side who try to scrunch it down to one sound bite.
Half my team are women and they make more money on average then the guys because they don't take shit from anyone.
It doesn't matter if you are a man or a woman. You will never get what you don't ask for. It's in the best interest of every company to pay as little as the employee will take so every employee has to stand up for themselves.
We can't keep blaming "society" for things we need to do as individuals for ourselves.
It's in the best interest of every company to pay as
little as the employee will take so every employee has
to stand up for themselves.
Otherwise I kind of agree with you.
Dismissing the anecdotal evidence of the women on your team, you have no idea of the differences in environmental stimuli women experience vs men.
GENERALLY speaking, and no, it's not universal, but on average, women are much less aggressive and assertive in situations where there is risk to social standing or cohesion. And it's not just their self-perception, others (including other women!!) perceive women as negatively for acting in ways that is rewarded in men.
I'm sure you've never done it yourself, but the fact is it exists, and it will not go away if we pretend that there is no bias, there is no further progress to be made.
Similar to how claiming we live in a post-racism society promotes racism.
At least his comment was based on personal experience of successful women on his team.
And when social pressure increases, more people drink alcohol, eat fast food, keep up with celebrities, etc.; when it decreases, people do these things less.
Going against the social current entails loss and risk of loss. It's strange that libertarian types don't understand economic incentives, since they expect them to alone hold society together.