That's what I was thinking, but TFA is too thin on details to draw any conclusions. Like your example about a candidate having a better second offer and asking

That's what I was thinking, but TFA is too thin on details to draw any conclusions. Like your example about a candidate having a better second offer and asking Reddit to bump theirs - I guess that counts as negotiation, but is that the kind of behavior this policy is supposed to "level"? It seems like the easiest kind of negotiation there is, and the kind I imagine would help women the most. Especially since if you remove the opportunity for negotiation later, the initial offer becomes that much more important.