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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure if the PP are women or not, but women talk about salaries less than men and there is a theory that it contributes to the wage gap because women go into negotiations with less knowledge.[/quote]

Yes, I have heard this too and me and my girlfriends tend to be extremely transparent with our salaries to combat this. Particularly when moving to a new job and negotiating salary, we talk a LOT about what we should be asking for and encourage each other to aim high and not low-ball ourselves. I have one friend in particular who is in my industry and talking with her about salary expectations or the decision to go back to grad school has been priceless. She comes to the conversation with data points and runs the numbers for benefits, stock options, etc. It's really amazing and I do the same with her when she's made career leaps. [/quote]

Yes! I don’t know why more people don’t do this. I say this as a woman and as someone who wants to be/is tracking to be in management.

I once found out that a guy who was not as good as me made several thousand more. This was after I left the company. He apologized. I looked at him and said I wasn’t upset at him (and good for him for getting that salary). I was mad at the partners I had asked for a raise and was told ‘no’.

I never understood why this is a divisive issue.[/quote]

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