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I wonder what the rate of attrition is for women in other fields. Also w/r/t/ negotiation and pay, check out things like this: http://pwq.sagepub.com/content/e

I wonder what the rate of attrition is for women in other fields. Also w/r/t/ negotiation and pay, check out things like this: http://pwq.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/08/23/0361684312455524.abstract http://pwq.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/08/23/036168431245... """ Policy makers, academics, and media reports suggest that women could shrink the gender pay gap by negotiating more effectively for higher compensation. Yet women entering compensation negotiations face a dilemma: They have to weigh the benefits of negotiating against the social consequences of having negotiated. Research shows that women are penalized socially more than men for negotiating for higher pay"""

cube_yellow 13y ago
What are the "social consequences of having negotiated"? (Full text is paywalled)
- GFK_of_xmaspast 13y ago
  For one, it backfires: http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/cfawis/bowles.pdf http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/cfawis/bowles.pdf
- sn 13y ago
  A woman doesn't even have to negotiate to be a money grubbing bitch. At one company, I switched from W2 to being a contractor such that I could invest pre-tax in a different business. This company offered me a much higher hourly rate then I would have asked for on my own, asked me to work 40 hours/week, and then complained bitterly about how much I cost. What was I supposed to do, negotiate a lower rate?