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Re:SF to prohibit employers from asking for salary history t... by gozur88 on Thursday June 08, 2017 @09:26PM (#14518564)
We'll see if that's the actual effect in practice. Young professional women make more money than their male counterparts. If they're not as good at negotiating as their male counterparts, this may negate their only advantage.
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Re:SF to prohibit employers from asking for salary history t... by lovich on Friday June 09, 2017 @12:34AM (#14519196)
Out of curiosity do you have statistics for that? The female professionals I know make far less than the males, but as I'm in software I know about 10 men for every woman so it's not really a population size large enough to base conclusions off of
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Re:SF to prohibit employers from asking for salary history t... by angmarsbane on Friday June 09, 2017 @12:08PM (#14522345)
This will also help anyone who wants to transition from the non-profit world where salaries are much lower.
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