>But when you find such a thing, like women asking for promotions less, why not learn from it and ask for a promotion? Women are socialized to not ask for what

>But when you find such a thing, like women asking for promotions less, why not learn from it and ask for a promotion? Women are socialized to not ask for what they want from a young age. Many do not realize they can even ask for the things they want. Society tends to view women and men differently when they ask. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/jobs/06pre.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/jobs/06pre.html > The messages girls receive — from parents and teachers, from books they read, from movies and television shows they watch, and from behavior of the adults around them — can be so powerful that as women they may not even understand that their reluctance to ask for what they want is a learned behavior, and one that can be unlearned. >More recent research that I conducted with two colleagues, Hannah Bowles and Lei Lai, points to another reason that women don’t ask: They face a much chillier reaction — from men and from women — when they do negotiate for what they want. >Behavior that can lead a man to be seen as ambitious or a go-getter can brand a woman as too pushy and aggressive. She may be called rude names, receive negative evaluations based solely on her personal style instead of her work and find herself closed out of networks or opportunities from which she might benefit. My boss was pleased that I asked him for what I wanted. A lot of women aren’t so lucky. http://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2012/07/02/nice-girls-still-dont-ask-for-what-they-want-why-women-fall-short-at-the-negotiating-table/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/womensmedia/2012/07/02/nice-girl... http://www.ncrw.org/LiteratureReviews/Gender-Negotiation http://www.ncrw.org/LiteratureReviews/Gender-Negotiation http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ncmr.12022/abstract http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ncmr.12022/abstra... >Can you point to the study that shows that? I have linked to many that you already refuse to read. Here's some: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/unofficial-prognosis/2012/09/23/study-shows-gender-bias-in-science-is-real-heres-why-it-matters/ http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/unofficial-prognosis/201... http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/uploads/006/923/Adolph,%20K.,%20Mondschein,%20E.%20R.,%20Tamis-LeMonda,%20C.,%20Journ.%20of%20Experimental%20Child%20Psych.,%202000.pdf http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/scmsAdmin/uploads/006/923/Adolph,%... http://www.newsweek.com/why-parents-may-cause-gender-differences-kids-79501 http://www.newsweek.com/why-parents-may-cause-gender-differe... http://www.nature.com/scitable/content/chapter-9-workplace-bias-18255152 http://www.nature.com/scitable/content/chapter-9-workplace-b... http://naturalscience.com/ns/articles/01-08/ns_slee.html http://naturalscience.com/ns/articles/01-08/ns_slee.html >What if there are natural reasons? We can't know that because society treats baby girls different from baby boys at birth. Go take an anthropology class and learn about socialization. Nobody grew up in a bubble. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialization http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialization